Croton cuneatus

Croton cuneatus

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

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Croton
Species: Croton caudatus

Name

Croton caudatus Klotzsch, London J. Bot. 2: 49 (1843).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Macrocroton cuneatus (Klotzsch) Klotzsch in M.R.Schomburgk, Reis. Br.-Guiana: 1186 (1849).
  • Oxydectes cuneata (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton cuneatus Miq., Linnaea 21: 477 (1848), sensu auct.
  • Macrocroton surinamensis Klotzsch in M.R.Schomburgk, Reis. Br.-Guiana: 1186 (1849), nom. nud.
  • Croton surinamensis Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 82 (1865).
  • Croton martii Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 88 (1873).
  • Croton martii var. latifolius Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 88 (1873).
  • Croton martii var. longifolius Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 88 (1873).
  • Oxydectes martii (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
  • Oxydectes surinamensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
  • Croton mimeticus S.Moore, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 453 (1895).
  • Croton kaieteuri Jabl., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12(3): 155 (1965).
  • Croton monachinoensis Jabl., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12(3): 157 (1965).
  • Croton subcoriaceus Jabl., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12(3): 156 (1965).
  • Croton bilocularis J.Murillo, Caldasia 21: 156 (1999).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia; Ecuador; Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North; Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Klotzsch, J.F., 1843. The London Journal of Botany 2: 49.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton cuneatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton cuneatus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton cuneatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Croton cuneatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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