Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton argenteus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1004 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Uruguay

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 18, 2011 Paraguay K000716302 No
Jan 18, 2011 Colombia K000716300 No
Carnevali, G.; Tapia, J.L.; May-Pat, F. [5204] Mexico K001501583 Yes
Jan 1, 1940 Matuda, E. [3846] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294269 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Matuda, E. [2713] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294270 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca, S.G.; Fonseca Filho, J. [4010] Brazil Julocroton argenteus K001210239 Yes
Rovirosa, J.N. [812] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294273 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [418] Brazil Julocroton argenteus K001210240 Yes
Anderson, B. [1877] Colombia Julocroton argenteus K000716300 Yes
Runyon, R. [226] United States Julocroton argenteus K001294277 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [2425] Guatemala Julocroton argenteus K001294274 Yes
Palmer, E. [49] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294276 Yes
Berlandier, J.L. [2282] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294278 Yes
Berlandier, J.L. [862] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294279 Yes
Daly, D.C. [D546] Brazil Julocroton argenteus K001210241 Yes
Baker, C.F. [2055] Nicaragua Julocroton argenteus K001294271 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [2490] Guatemala Julocroton argenteus K001294272 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294275 Yes
Palmer, E. [103] Mexico Julocroton argenteus K001294268 Yes
Hassler, E. [7900] Paraguay Julocroton montevidensis var. elata K000601155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hassler, E. [7266] Paraguay Julocroton integer f. parvifolia K000601127 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hassler, E. [300] Paraguay Julocroton integer K000601128 Type Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Julocroton montevidensis K001210249 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [3238] Paraguay Julocroton montevidensis K000716302 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Julocroton montevidensis K001210248 Yes
Hassler, E. [5781] Paraguay Julocroton montevidensis var. linearifolius K000601154 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0