Croton ferrugineus

Croton ferrugineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Croton
Species:	C. ferrugineus
Binomial name
	Croton ferrugineus; Kunth
Synonyms
	Croton collinus Kunth ; Croton elegans Kunth, nom. illeg. ; Croton ferrugineus var. collinus (Kunth) Müll.Arg. ; Croton ferrugineus var. elegans (Kunth) Müll.Arg. ; Croton ferrugineus var. genuinus Müll.Arg., not validly publ. ; Croton ferrugineus var. peltoideus (Kunth) Müll.Arg. ; Croton peltoideus Kunth ; 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^[update], C. elegans was regarded as a synonym of Croton ferrugineus, which has a wider distribution.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Croton ferrugineus Kunth", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-06-09
^ Santiana, J.; Cerón, C. & Pitman, N. (2004), "Croton elegans", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2004: e.T45185A10981149

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[POWO_70176-2-1] "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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