Croton cajucara

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 cajucara

Name

Croton cajucara Benth., 1854

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Oxydectes cajucara (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
  • Heterotypic
    • Croton seputubensis Hoehne, Exped. Rosevelt-Rondon, Bot.: 53 (1914).
    • Croton motilonorum Croizat, Mem. Soc. Ci. Nat. La Salle 10: 126 (1950).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia; Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Suriname; Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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