Croton ferrugineus

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Croton ferrugineus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species:
C. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Croton ferrugineus
Synonyms [1]
  • Croton collinusKunth
  • Croton elegansKunth, nom. illeg.
  • Croton ferrugineus var. collinus(Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Croton ferrugineus var. elegans(Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Croton ferrugineus var. genuinusMüll.Arg., not validly publ.
  • Croton ferrugineus var. peltoideus(Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Croton peltoideusKunth
  • Oxydectes ferruginea(Kunth) Kuntze

Croton ferrugineus, synonym Croton elegans, is a flowering plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae native from western South America to northern Brazil. [1]

Conservation

Croton elegans was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Ecuador. [2] As of June 2023, C. elegans was regarded as a synonym of Croton ferrugineus, which has a wider distribution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Croton ferrugineus Kunth", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-06-09
  2. ↑ Santiana, J.; Cerón, C. & Pitman, N. (2004), "Croton elegans", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 2004 e.T45185A10981149


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