Croton cajucara

Croton cajucara

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 cajucara

Name

Croton cajucara Benth., 1854

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes cajucara (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton seputubensis Hoehne, Exped. Rosevelt-Rondon, Bot.: 53 (1914).
  • Croton motilonorum Croizat, Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 10: 126 (1950).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Gardens Miscellany. London 6:376.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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