Croton urucurana

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Life-forms

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 urucurana
Name

Croton urucurana Baill., 1864
Synonyms

Homotypic
Croton urucurana var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 111 (1873), not validly publ.
Oxydectes urucurana (Baill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
Heterotypic
Croton paulinianus Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 112 (1873).
Croton urucurana var. albidus Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 111 (1873).
Croton urucurana var. draconoideus Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 112 (1873).
Croton succiruber Parodi, Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 40: 55 (1881).
Oxydectes pauliniana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
Croton dracona Larrañaga, Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 32 (1922).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast; Bolivia; Paraguay; Uruguay
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central

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

Baillon, H.E., 1864. Adansonia; recueil periodique d'observations botaniques. Paris 4:335.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton urucurana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton urucurana. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton urucurana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Croton urucurana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton urucurana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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