Croton ferrugineus

Croton ferrugineus, synonym Croton elegans, is a flowering plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae native from western South America to northern Brazil.[1]

Croton ferrugineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species:
C. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Croton ferrugineus
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

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, C. elegans was regarded as a synonym of Croton ferrugineus, which has a wider distribution.[1]

References
  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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