Croton micans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Croton micans Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 1185 (1800).

Homotypic
- Croton micans var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 554 (1866), not validly publ.
- Oxydectes micans (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Croton bixoides Vahl in E.F.Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 53 (1807).
- Croton foetens Anderson, Trans. Soc. London Encour. Arts 25: 202 (1807), nom. nud.
- Croton niveus Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 40 (1859), nom. illeg.
- Croton helicoideus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 97 (1865).
- Oxydectes bixoides (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891).
- Oxydectes helicoidea (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891).
- Croton choristolepis Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 407 (1919).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica; Trinidad-Tobago; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Swartz, O. 1798–1800. Flora Indiae occidentalis aucta atque illustrata sive descriptiones plantarum in prodromo recensitarum. Tomus II. Pp. 643–1230[+2 pp. err.] J.J.Palm, Erlangae [Erlangen]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 1185.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton micans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton micans. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton micans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Croton micans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.