Croton hirtus

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Croton hirtus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species:
C. hirtus
Binomial name
Croton hirtus
L'Hér (1785). [1]

Croton hirtus, the hairy croton, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is an annual herb native to regions from Mexico to tropical Argentina, occurring mainly in wet tropical biomes. The species has also been introduced to parts of Asia [7] and Africa, and is known for its traditional medicinal uses. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 L'Hér., 1785 In: Stirp. Nov. : 17
  2. ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Hairy Croton (Croton hirtus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Croton hirtus L'Hér. | Species". WIKTROP - Weed Identification and Knowledge in the Tropical and Mediterranean areas. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Euphorbiaceae - Croton hirtus L'Hér". publish.plantnet-project.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  6. ↑ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ↑ Das, Dipti; Kar, Somnath; Das, Aparajita; Saha, Suparna; Maity, Debabrata; Datta, B. K. (2024-07-28). "Croton hirtus L'Hér.: an addition to the flora of Northeast India". Vegetos. 38 (1): 197–201. doi:10.1007/s42535-024-00977-2. ISSN   2229-4473.
  8. ↑ "Croton hirtus L'Hér. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
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