Croton punctatus

Croton punctatus

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 punctatus

Name

Croton punctatus Jacq., Collectanea 1: 166 (1787).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes punctata (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton maritimus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 239 (1788).
  • Croton disjunctiflorus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 215 (1803).
  • Croton furfuraceus Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 586 (1807).
  • Croton plukenetii Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 40 (1807).
  • Drepadenium maritimum (Walter) Raf., Neogenyton: 2 (1825).
  • Rottlera punctata A.Juss. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 877 (1826).
  • Hendecandra maritima (Walter) Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 252 (1841).
  • Gynamblosis maritima (Walter) Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 372 (1858).
  • Lasiocroton prunifolius Griseb., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1: 175 (1865).
  • Oxydectes maritima (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).

Homonyms

• Croton punctatus Anderson = Croton corylifolius Lam.
• Croton punctatus Lour., nom.illeg. = Croton cascarilloides Raeusch.
• Croton punctatus Moon, nom.nud. = Croton moonii Thwaites
• Croton punctatus Retz., nom.illeg. = Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
• Croton punctatus Rich. ex Baill., nom.illeg. = Croton jennyanus Gris ex Baill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama; Florida; North Carolina; South Carolin; Georgia Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize; Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama Regional: Caribbean America Bermuda; Cuba; Venezuelan Antilles Regional: Northern South America Colombia; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N. v. 1786 [publ. 1787]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 1. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 386 pp., 22 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1: 166.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton punctatus 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 punctatus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton punctatus 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 punctatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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