Croton hirtus

Croton hirtus

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 hirtus

Name

Croton hirtus L'Her., 1785

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Podostachys hirta (L'Hér.) Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 194 (1841).
  • Brachystachys hirta (L'Hér.) Klotzsch, London J. Bot. 2: 47 (1843).
  • Croton glandulosus var. hirtus (L'Hér.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 684 (1866).
  • Oxydectes glandulosa var. hirta (L'Hér.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).
  • Croton glandulosus subsp. hirtus (L'Hér.) Croizat, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 401 (1948).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton glandulosus var. tenellus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 685 (1866).
  • Croton glandulosus var. martii Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 268 (1873).
  • Croton glandulosus var. sagotii Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 269 (1873).
  • Croton glandulosus var. schomburgkianus Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 268 (1873).
  • Croton glandulosus var. sieberi Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 268 (1873).
  • Croton glandulosus var. cordovensis Müll.Arg., J. Bot. 12: 203 (1874).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guinea; Guyana; Honduras; Jamaica; Jawa; Leeward Is.; Nicaragua; Paraguay; Peru; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L’Héritier, C.-L. 1785–1791 ["1784"]. Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus et iconibus illustravit Carolus-Ludovicus L’Héritier, Dom. de Brutelle, ... XVI+184 pp., tt. 1–84. Ex typographia Philippi-Dionysii Pierres, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 17, t. 9.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton hirtus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton hirtus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton hirtus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Croton hirtus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton hirtus 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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