Croton draco

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 draco

Croton draco Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 6: 360 (1831).

Homotypic
- Cyclostigma draco (Schltdl. & Cham.) Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
- Croton draco var. genuinus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 90 (1865), not validly publ.
- Oxydectes draco (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Cyclostigma denticulatum Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
- Cyclostigma panamense Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
- Croton panamensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 546 (1866).
- Oxydectes panamensis (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
- Croton callistanthus Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 84 (1940).
- Croton steyermarkianus Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 86 (1940).
- Croton triumfettoides Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 87 (1940).
- Croton draco subsp. panamensis (Klotzsch) G.L.Webster, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1120 (1988).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Colombia; Nicaragua; Panam Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton draco 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 draco. Published online. Accessed: Jun 14 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton draco 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 draco. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton draco in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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