Croton tiglium

Croton tiglium

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 tiglium

Name

Croton tiglium L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kurkas tiglium (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 62 (1838).
  • Tiglium officinale Klotzsch, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 418 (1843).
  • Oxydectes tiglium (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).
  • Croton officinalis (Klotzsch) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4(Suppl.): 264 (1931), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Croton acutus Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 863 (1784).
  • Croton arboreus Shecut, Fl. Carol.: 470 (1806), nom. rej.
  • Croton jamalgota Buch.-Ham., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 258 (1824).
  • Croton pavana Buch.-Ham., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 259 (1824).
  • Croton camaza Perr., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 112 (1825).
  • Halecus verus Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 62 (1838).
  • Croton muricatus Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 518 (1845), nom. illeg.
  • Croton birmanicus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 112 (1865).
  • Oxydectes birmanica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
  • Oxydectes blancoana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891).
  • Oxydectes pavana (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891).
  • Croton tiglium var. globosus J.J.Sm. in S.H.Koorders & T.Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 12: 349 (1910).
  • Alchornea vaniotii H.Lév., Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan: 95 (1916).
  • Croton tiglium var. xiaopadou Y.T.Chang & S.Z.Huang, Wuyi Sci. J. 2: 23 (1982), with two gatherings cited as type.
  • Croton himalaicus D.G.Long, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 44: 170 (1986).
  • Croton xiaopadou H.S.Kiu, J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 6: 103 (1998).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Regional: Trop. & Subtrop Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Japan; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maldives; Maluku; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1004.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton tiglium 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 tiglium. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton tiglium 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 tiglium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton tiglium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: İşlədici kroton
čeština: Kroton počistivý
English: purging croton
français: Croton cathartique
Bahasa Indonesia: Kemalakian
日本語: ハズ
മലയാളം: നീർ‌വാളം
русский: Кротон слабительный
Tiếng Việt: Ba đậu
中文: 巴豆

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