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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Croton

Hierarchical position of the Genus Croton

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt. pub. 1993       SuperOrdo  Euphorbianae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Euphorbiales Lindl. pub. Nix. Pl.: 13. 17 Sep 1833.       Familia  Euphorbiaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 384. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Spurges       Subfamilia  Crotonoideae Burmeist. pub. Handb. Naturgesch.: 247. 1837.       Tribus  Crotoneae Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 45. 1829.       Subtribus  Crotoninae Meisn. pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 340, Comm. 253. 18-24 Jul 1841.       Genus  Croton L. pub. (1753) common name: croton

Named members of the Genus Croton

1	Species  alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapman
	2    Varietas  alabamensis common name: Alabama croton 3    Varietas  texensis Ginzbarg common name: Alabama croton
4	Species  arenicola Small syn. Croton glandulosus var. glandulosus
5	Species  argenteus L. common name: silver July croton
6	Species  argyranthemus Michx. common name: healing croton
7	Species  astroites Ait. common name: wild marrow
8	Species  berlandieri Torr. syn. Croton humilis
9	Species  betulinus Vahl common name: beechleaf croton
10	Species  bonplandianus Baill. common name: Bonpland's croton
11	Species  californicus Muell.-Arg.
	12    Varietas  californicus common name: California croton 13    Varietas  longipes (M.E. Jones) Ferguson syn. Croton californicus var. californicus 14    Varietas  mohavensis Ferguson syn. Croton californicus var. californicus 15    Varietas  tenuis (S. Wats.) Ferguson common name: California croton
16	Species  capitatus Michx.
	17    Varietas  albinoides (Ferguson) Shinners syn. Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri 18    Varietas  capitatus common name: hogwort 19    Varietas  lindheimeri (Engelm. & Gray) Muell.-Arg. common name: Lindheimer's hogwort
20	Species  ciliatoglandulifer Ortega common name: Mexican croton
21	Species  cortesianus Kunth common name: Cortez's croton
22	Species  coryi Croizat common name: Cory's croton
23	Species  corymbulosus Engelm. syn. Croton pottsii var. pottsii
24	Species  dioicus Cav. common name: grassland croton
25	Species  discolor Willd. common name: lechecillo
26	Species  elliottii Chapman common name: Elliott's croton
27	Species  eluteria (L.) Sw. common name: cascarilla, sweet bark
28	Species  engelmannii Ferguson
	29    Varietas  albinoides Ferguson syn. Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri
30	Species  fergusonii Small syn. Croton glandulosus var. floridanus
31	Species  fishlockii Britt. common name: Fishlock's croton
32	Species  flavens L.
	33    Varietas  rigidus Muell.-Arg. syn. Croton rigidus
34	Species  floridanus Ferguson syn. Croton glandulosus var. floridanus
35	Species  fruticulosus Engelm. ex Torr. common name: bush croton
36	Species  glandulosus L.
	37    Varietas  angustifolius Muell.-Arg. common name: vente conmigo 38    Varietas  floridanus (Ferguson) R.W. Long common name: vente conmigo 39    Varietas  glandulosus common name: vente conmigo 40    Varietas  lindheimeri Muell.-Arg. common name: Lindheimer's croton 41    Varietas  pubentissimus Croizat common name: vente conmigo 42    Varietas  septentrionalis Muell.-Arg. common name: vente conmigo 43    Varietas  simpsonii Ferguson common name: Simpson's croton
44	Species  heterocarpus Muell. Arg. common name: croton
45	Species  humilis L. common name: pepperbush
46	Species  impressus Urban common name: Puerto Rico croton
47	Species  incanus Kunth common name: Torrey's croton
48	Species  leucophyllus Muell.-Arg. common name: twocolor croton
49	Species  lindheimeri (Engelm. & Gray) Engelm. & Gray ex Wood syn. Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri
50	Species  lindheimerianus Scheele
	51    Varietas  lindheimerianus common name: threeseed croton 52    Varietas  tharpii M.C. Johnston common name: Tharp's croton
53	Species  linearis Jacq. common name: grannybush
54	Species  lobatus L. common name: lobed croton
55	Species  longipes M.E. Jones syn. Croton californicus var. californicus
56	Species  lucidus L. common name: firebush
57	Species  michauxii G.L. Webster common name: Michaux's croton
58	Species  microcarpus Ham. common name: money croton
59	Species  miquelensis Ferguson syn. Croton trinitatis
60	Species  monanthogynus Michx. common name: prairie tea
61	Species  nummulariifolius A. Rich. syn. Croton microcarpus
62	Species  ovalifolius Vahl common name: yerba
63	Species  palustris L. syn. Caperonia palustris
64	Species  parksii Croizat common name: Parks' croton
65	Species  poecilanthus Urban common name: sabinon
66	Species  pottsii (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
	67    Varietas  pottsii common name: leatherweed 68    Varietas  thermophilus (M.C. Johnston) M.C. Johnston common name: leatherweed
69	Species  punctatus Jacq. common name: gulf croton
70	Species  rigidus (Muell.-Arg.) Britt. common name: yellow balsam
71	Species  ripensis Kanehira & Hatusima common name: croton
72	Species  sancti-lazari Croizat common name: TransPecos croton
73	Species  sebiferum L. syn. Triadica sebifera
74	Species  setigerus Hook. common name: dove weed
75	Species  soliman Cham. & Schlecht. common name: Soliman's croton
76	Species  sonorae Torr. common name: Sonoran croton
77	Species  stenophyllus Griseb. common name: West Indian croton
78	Species  suaveolens Torr. common name: scented croton
79	Species  texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
	80    Varietas  texensis common name: Texas croton 81    Varietas  utahensis Cronq. common name: Utah croton
82	Species  tiglium L. common name: purging croton
83	Species  tinctoria L. syn. Chrozophora tinctoria
84	Species  torreyanus auct. non Muell.-Arg. syn. Croton incanus
85	Species  trinitatis Millsp. common name: roadside croton
86	Species  wigginsii L.C. Wheeler common name: Wiggins' croton
87	Species  willdenowii G.L. Webster common name: Willdenow's croton

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.