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Croton L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1004 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009788.

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Synonyms of Croton

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cieca Adans. – wfo-1200066483
Cyclostigma Klotzsch – wfo-1200066510
Elutheria L. – wfo-1200066516
Schradera Willd. – wfo-1200066635
Aldinia Raf. Autik. Bot. 50. 1840. wfo-4000001135
Angelandra Endl. Gen. Pl. Suppl. [Endlicher] 4(3): 91 (1850). wfo-4000002082
Anisepta Raf. Neogenyton : 1 (1825) wfo-4000002159
Anisophyllum Boivin ex Baill. Étude Euphorb. 376, in obs (1858) wfo-4000002195
Argyra Noronha ex Baill. Adansonia 1: 162. 1860-1861. wfo-4000002998
Astrogyne Benth. Pl. Hartw. 14. 1839. wfo-4000003481
Aubertia Chapel. ex Baill. Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 162 (1861) wfo-4000003626
Banalia Raf. Autik. Bot. : 50 (1840) wfo-4000004007
Barhamia Klotzsch Bot. Voy. Herald 104. 1853. wfo-4000004087
Brachystachys Klotzsch London J. Bot. 2: 47. 1843. wfo-4000005255
Calypteriopetalon – – wfo-4000006289
Cascarilla Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 355. 1763. wfo-4000006879
Centrandra H.Karst. Linnaea 28: 440. 1857. (Jun 1857) wfo-4000007188
Cleodora Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 196. 1841. wfo-4000008577
Codonocalyx Klotzsch ex Baill. Étude Euphorb. 369. 1858. wfo-4000008790
Comatocroton H.Karst. Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 6. 1859. wfo-4000009021
Crotonopsis Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 185–186, pl. 46. 1803. wfo-4000009797
Cubacroton Alain Candollea 17: 116. 1960. wfo-4000009987
Decarinium Raf. Neogenyton 1. 1825. wfo-4000010931
Drepadenium Raf. Neogenyton 2. 1825. wfo-4000012549
Eremocarpus Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur 53–54, pl. 26. 1844. wfo-4000013702
Eutropia Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 196. 1841. wfo-4000014367
Friesia Spreng. Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. (ed. 2) 2: 885. 1818. wfo-4000015061
Geiseleria Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 254. 1841. wfo-4000015442
Gynamblosis Torr. Explor. Red River Louisiana 282, 295. 1853. wfo-4000016565
Halecus Raf. Sylva Tellur. 62. 1838. wfo-4000016728
Hendecandra Eschsch. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 10: 287 (1826) wfo-4000017469
Heptallon Raf. Neogenyton 1. 1825. wfo-4000017514
Heterochlamys Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 16: 61. 1843. wfo-4000017693
Heterocroton S.Moore Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 461. 1895. wfo-4000017706
Julocroton Mart. Flora 20(2): 119 (1837) wfo-4000019659
Klotzschiphytum Baill. Étude Euphorb. 382. 1858. wfo-4000020079
Kurkas Raf. Sylva Tellur. 62. 1838. wfo-4000020298
Lascadium Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 114 (1817) wfo-4000020622
Lasiogyne Klotzsch Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 418. 1843. wfo-4000020665
Leptemon – – wfo-4000021207
Leucadenia Klotzsch ex Baill. Adansonia 4: 338 (1864) wfo-4000021480
Luntia Neck. ex Raf. Sylva Tellur. 62. 1838. wfo-4000022437
Macrocroton Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1186. 1848[1849]. (7-10 Mar 1849) wfo-4000022702
Medea Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 198. 1841. wfo-4000023427
Merleta Raf. Autik. Bot. : 49 (1840) wfo-4000023805
Moacroton Croizat J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 189 (1945) wfo-4000024510
Monguia Chapel. ex Baill. Adansonia 1: 147. 1860. wfo-4000024648
Myriogomphus – – wfo-4000025139
Ocalia Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 195. 1841. wfo-4000026462
Oxydectes L. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 609 (1891) wfo-4000027553
Palanostigma Mart. ex Klotzsch – wfo-4000027769
Penteca Raf. Sylva Tellur. 62. 1838. wfo-4000028652
Pilinophytum Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 255. 1841. wfo-4000029678
Piscaria – – wfo-4000029877
Pleopadium Raf. Autik. Bot. 50. 1840. wfo-4000030271
Podostachys Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 193. 1841. wfo-4000030522
Saipania Hosok. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 25: 28. 1935. wfo-4000033807
Semilta Raf. Sylva Tellur. 63. 1838. wfo-4000035036
Tiglium Klotzsch Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 418. 1843. wfo-4000038408
Timandra Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. (Berlin) 7(1): 197 (1841) wfo-4000038429
Tridesmis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 576 (1790) wfo-4000039113
Triplandra Raf. Sylva Tellur. 62. 1838. wfo-4000039271
Vandera Raf. Autik. Bot. : 49 (1840) wfo-4000039998
Engelmannia Klotzsch Arch. Naturgesch. (Berlin) vii. (1841) 253. wfo-4000043631
Aroton Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 336 (1790) wfo-4000043800
Calyptriopetalum Hassk. ex Müll.Arg. Prodr. 15(2): 513 (1866) wfo-4000043805
Cinogasum Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 336 (1790) wfo-4000043809
Leontia Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. : 195 (1828) wfo-4000043829
Heptanis Raf. Neogenyton : 1 (1825) wfo-4000045804
Brunsvia Neck. ex A.Juss. – wfo-4100003262
Crotonanthus Klotzsch ex Schltdl. – wfo-4100003267
Argyrodendron Klotzsch – wfo-4100003277

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Croton:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton acuminatus W.Hill Catalogue of the Natural and Industrial Products of Queensland 1862 wfo-0001348933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton alegrensis Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 616 (1913) wfo-0000927258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ambovombensis var. lepidotus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 192 (2016) wfo-0001386069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ankarensis var. ankarafantsikae Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 139 (2016) wfo-0001386023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton antioquensis Zapata-Corr. & Paz-López Darwiniana n.s., 12(2): 285, figs. 1-4 (2024) wfo-1000077512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton arnhemicus var. arnhemicus – – wfo-0001391754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton barrabeae Bruy Phytotaxa 578(3): 229 2023 wfo-1000043404
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton bastardii var. bongolavae Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 204 (2016) wfo-0001386077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton beccarii J.Beyer Blumea 68(1): 10 2023 wfo-1000055189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton bemaranus var. parvistipulatus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 209 (2016) wfo-0001386080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton bentzoe L. Mant. Pl. 2: 297 (1771) wfo-0000927437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton benzoe L. Syst. Veg. ed. 13 721. 1774 (1774) wfo-0000927438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton betiokensis var. haplostylis Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 102 (2016) wfo-0001386010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton bhasanthiae T.K.Paul J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25: 594 (2001 publ. 2002) wfo-0000364514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton briquetianus Herter Fl. Urug. Pl. Vasc. (Estud. Bot. Reg. Urug. iv.) 79 (1931), nomen. wfo-0001273957
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton cantoensis R.F.Santos & Caruzo Pl. Syst. Evol. 310(5)-32: 6 (2024) wfo-1000077164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton capitis-york var. capitis-york – – wfo-0001391760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton carajasensis Sodré & Secco Phytotaxa 630(2): 134 2023 wfo-1000057711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton catati var. schizolepis Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 44 (2016) wfo-0001385986
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton catatii var. schizolepis Radcl.-Sm. – — wfo-1200074770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton chevalieri Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 550 (1921 publ. 1922) wfo-0000927635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ciliaris Reider Geheimnisse Blumisterei 318 1830 wfo-1000064444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton coccineus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 11 (1790) wfo-0000927684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton cochinchinensis Martyn Gard. Dict., ed. 9. 1(1): [s.p.], Croton n. 39 1796 wfo-1200101233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton collinus Phil. Fl. Atacam. : 49 (1860) wfo-0000927694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton crucis Standl. & L.O.Williams – — wfo-0001049038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton curtiflorus Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 310, 363 (1908) wfo-0001236783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton daphniphylloides var. triplinervius Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 165 (2016) wfo-0001386047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton digitatus Fisch. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 240 (1821) wfo-0000927828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton dioicus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 680 (1832) wfo-0000927834
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton dracena Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 258 (1923) wfo-0000927861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton echioides Baill. – — wfo-0001320062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton echioides Müll.Arg. – — wfo-0001049039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton elaeagni var. argyrocarpos Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 90 (2016) wfo-0001386000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton elaeagni var. brevipedicellatus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 90 (2016) wfo-0001386001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton eriospermus Lam. Encycl. 2: 211 (1786) wfo-0000927932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton erythraema Mart. ex Peckolt Arch. Pharm. (Berlin) 158: 142 (1861) wfo-0000927933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton espinhacensis M.J.Silva & Sodré Phytotaxa 677(1): 88 (2024) wfo-1000077215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton exhiliatus Croizat Darwiniana vi. 454 (1944), in obs. wfo-0001273958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton fianarantsoae var. petiolaris Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 155 (2016) wfo-0001386041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton flavovirens Willd. – — wfo-0001049040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton fruticulosus var. frutescens Müll.Arg. ex Blank. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 190 1907 wfo-1200099598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton glaber Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 619 (1913) wfo-0000928039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton glaber Shecut Fl. Carol. : 471 (1806) wfo-0000837345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton glandulatus Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 73 (1831) wfo-0000928041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton glechomoides Raf. – — wfo-0001041937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton grandulosus L. – — wfo-0001049298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton greiviaefolius Müll.Arg. – — wfo-0001049041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton guaraniticus f. geniuna Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 5: 497. 1905 wfo-0001325090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton guayanensis Aubl. – — wfo-0001049042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton guildingii subsp. guildingii – Unknown wfo-0000834448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton heterneuron Müll.Arg. – wfo-0001049043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton hovarum var. hirsutifructus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 178 (2016) wfo-0001386061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton hypochalibaeum var. bocquillonii (Baill.) Leandri Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille 7: 27 1939 — wfo-0001049254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton incanus Blume ex Baill. Étude Euphorb. : 470 (1858) wfo-0000931298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton insignis Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 617 (1913) wfo-0000931309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton insignis Glaz. ex Sodré & M.J.Silva Phytotaxa 472(3): 223. 2020 wfo-1200007840
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton insularis var. insularis – – wfo-0001391777
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton intricata C.Wright Anales Acad. Ci. Med. Habana 7: 48 1870 wfo-0001253164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ivohibensis var. integrifolius Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 149 (2016) wfo-0001386028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ivohibensis var. macrocalyx Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 150 (2016) wfo-0001386030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ivohibensis var. polygynus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 150 (2016) wfo-0001386031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton ivohibensis var. verticillatus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 151 (2016) wfo-0001386033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton japonicum Thunb. Fl. Jap. 270, pl. 28–29 1784 — wfo-0001233574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton khasianus Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 392 1887 — wfo-0001264907
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton lacifer Blanco Fl. Filip. 731 1837 — wfo-0001272010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton lanjouwianus Jabl. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12(3): 158. 1965 [10 Sep 1965] (as lanjouwensis) wfo-0001355284
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton lapiazicola var. longibracteatus Leandri Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 5, 7(1): 42. 1939 wfo-1200015809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton luridus Geiseler Croton. Monogr. : 26 (1807) wfo-0000931571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton macrothyrsus Baill. – — wfo-0001049044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton manampetsae var. lepidotus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 27 (2016) wfo-0001315543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton martinzianus Croizat – — wfo-0001248338
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton mayarum León & Vester – — wfo-0001277873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton meridionalis var. latifolius Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 193 (2016) wfo-0001386070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton meridionalis var. stipularis Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 194 (2016) wfo-0001386072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton milleanus Croizat – — wfo-0001049046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton neptalon Van Ee – — wfo-0001285444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton nettoanus Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 615 (1913) wfo-0000931803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton nitidulus var. eglandulosus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 171 (2016) wfo-0001386052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton nummularium Baill. () wfo-0001350128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton obtusiculus Shecut Fl. Carol. 472. 1806 (1806) wfo-1000036942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton obtusiusculus Shecut Fl. Carol. [Shecut] 472. 1806 (as obtusiculis) wfo-0000837340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton panamennsis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. () wfo-0001350371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton pauciflorus Span. Linnaea 15: 348 (1841) wfo-0000931933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton peahuiensis Müll.Arg. – — wfo-0001049048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton phebalioides var. phebalioides – – wfo-0001391806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton piriquetifolius M.J.Silva & Sodré Phytotaxa 646(2): 144 2024 wfo-1000064570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton polygamus Geiseler Croton. Monogr. : 24 (1807) wfo-0000932039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton potentilloides Croizat – — wfo-0001049329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton pubescens Geiseler Croton. Monogr. : 14 (1807) wfo-0000932090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton punctatum Rich. – — wfo-0001049193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton pynocephalum Baill. () wfo-0001350003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton regelianus var. regelianus – – wfo-0000932157
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton restingae Sodré & Riina Eur. J. Taxon. 864(1): 108 2023 wfo-1000057355
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton reticulatus Thunb. Fl. Jav. : 23 (1825) wfo-0000932166
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton rhamnifolius f. lanceolata-ovata Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 5: 495. 1905 wfo-0001325089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton rojasii V.W.Steinm. Taxonomy 1(4): 404. 2021 wfo-1000026546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton rotundifolius Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 620 (1913) wfo-0000932218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton rubricapitirupis var. macrophyllus Radcl.-Sm. Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro : 158 (2016) wfo-0001386044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton scalaeus J.Beyer Blumea 68(1): 17 2023 wfo-1000055190