Croton gratissimus

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 gratissimus
Varieties: C. g. var. gratissimus – C. g. var. subgratissimus

nom

Croton gratissimus Burch., 1824

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Oxydectes gratissima (Burch.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Cameroon; Cape Provinces; Caprivi Strip; Chad; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Burchell, W.J. 1824. Travels in the interior of southern Africa. Vol. 2. 624 pp. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brow, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:263.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton gratissimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton gratissimus. Published online. Accessed Jun 14 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton gratissimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Croton gratissimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 14 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton gratissimus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accedit el: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Laventelbos, Laventelkoorsbessie, Harige laventelkoorsbessie, Bergboegoe, Korannaboegoe, Kalahariboegoe, Booghout, Boeghout, Rekstokbos, Makwassi, Maquassiboom
English: Lavender croton, Lavender fever-berry, Hairy lavender croton
Sesotho sa Leboa: Mologa, Mookgwasane, Moologa
Sesotho: Ihobeshane, Uhubeshane
Setswana: Moologa
Tshivenda: Mufhorola, Muthatha-khubi
isiZulu: iLabele, inKubathi, isiKhumampuphu, uHubeshane, uMahlabakufeni, uMahlabekufeni