Croton scouleri

Croton scouleri

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 scouleri
Varieties: C. s. var. brevifolius – C. s. var. darwinii – C. s. var. grandifolius – C. s. var. scouleri

Name

Croton scouleri Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 188 (1847).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Croton scouleri var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 605 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Oxydectes scouleri (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
  • Croton rivinifolius var. scouleri (Hook.f.) Svenson, Amer. J. Bot. 33: 459 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Galpagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., 1847. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 188.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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