Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton campestris A.St.-Hil. , A.Juss. & Cambess.

First published in Pl. Usuel. Bras.: t. 60 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Paraguay. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cordeiro, I. (2004). Flora de Grão-Mogol, Minas Gerais: Euphorbiaceae. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 22: 109-131.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lima, L.R. & Pirani, J.R. (2003). O Gênero Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) na Cadeia do Espinhaco, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 299-344.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Sodré, R.C., da Silva, M.J. & de Sales, M.F. (2014). Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) no Parque estadual da Serra Dourada, Goiás, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 65: 221-234.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.
  • van Ee, B. & Berry, P.E. (2010). Typification notes for Croton (Euphorbiaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 15: 73-84.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lima, L.R. & Pirani, J.R. (2003). O Gênero Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) na Cadeia do Espinhaco, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 299-344.
  • Sodré, R.C., da Silva, M.J. & de Sales, M.F. (2014). Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) no Parque estadual da Serra Dourada, Goiás, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 65: 221-234.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 20, 2007 Irwin, H.S.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [27888] Brazil K000887253 Yes
May 1, 1991 s.coll. [1635] Brazil K000887275 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Hatschbach, G.G. [42079] Brazil K000887256 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [20413] Brazil K000887257 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [15482] Brazil K000887255 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [22445] Brazil K000887271 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [23057] Brazil K000887272 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [19560] Brazil K000887269 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [23059] Brazil K000887270 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Anderson, W.R.; Stieber, M.T.; Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [36147] Brazil K000887254 Yes
Glaziou [16335] Brazil K000887263 Yes
Claussen, P. [170] Brazil K000887262 Yes
Belém, R.P. [3766] Brazil K000887258 Yes
Fothergill, J.M. [46] Brazil K001871323 No
Rambo, B. [42409] Brazil K000887261 Yes
Rambo, B. [41054] Brazil K000887264 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22376] Brazil K000887259 Yes
Rambo, B. [42409] Brazil K000887273 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16957] Brazil K000716351 Yes
s.coll. [1635] Brazil K000887268 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000887266 Yes
Rambo, B. [41054] Brazil K000887274 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000887267 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0