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Taxon:
Croton flavens
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Croton
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Crotonoideae
Tribe:
Crotoneae
Nomen number:
12407
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1276. 1759
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/03/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hecker, E.
1987. Tumour promoters of cancer irritant diterpene esters type as risk factors of cancer in man. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:210.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
van Ee, B. W. & P. E. Berry.
2009. A phylogenetic and taxonomic review of
Croton
(Euphorbiaceae s.s.) on Jamaica including the description of
Croton jamaicensis
, a new species of section
Eluteria
. Syst. Bot. 34:136.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
balsam –
Reference(s)
copaiba –
Reference(s)
rock-sage –
Reference(s)
yellow balsam –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
contains irritant compounds to the esophagous
Hecker, E.
1987. Tumour promoters of cancer irritant diterpene esters type as risk factors of cancer in man. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:210.
Name
References