Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton nitidulus Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 253 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Madagascar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Baron, R. [2988] Madagascar K001040379 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Baron, R. [4074] Madagascar K001040393 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Humbert, H. [3051 Bis] Madagascar K001040388 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Baron, R. [1349] Madagascar K000347490 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Baron, R. [1302] Madagascar K000347491 Lectotype Yes
Nov 1, 2010 Randriamboavonjy, T., et. al. [901] Madagascar K000664651 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0