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Taxon:
Croton eluteria
(L.) W. Wright
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Croton
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Crotonoideae
Tribe:
Crotoneae
Nomen number:
12406
Place of publication:
London Med. J. 8:249. 1787 (O. Swartz, Prodr. 100. 1788)
Verified:
05/16/1995
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
Basionym
Clutia eluteria
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica 414.
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:46.
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Duke, J. A. et al.
1989. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs 150.
Note:
lists as "
Croton eleutheria
" Sw.
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Note:
=
Croton glabellus
L.
Rizk, A. M.
1987. The chemical constituents and economic plants of the
Euphorbiaceae
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:313.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
=
Croton glabellus
L.
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. 34:138.
Note:
mentions as not occurring in Jamaica
Webster, G. L.
1993. A provisional synopsis of the sections of the genus
Croton
(Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 42:805.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Note:
mentions
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
seaside balsam –
Reference(s)
French
cascarille –
Reference(s)
German
Kaskarillabaum –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cascarilla –
Reference(s)
Swedish
kaskarillträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
for liquors
Rizk, A. M.
1987. The chemical constituents and economic plants of the
Euphorbiaceae
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 94:313.
Materials
essential oils
used for flavoring tobacco
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
inferior substitute of quinine fide Use Pl WT Afr; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References