Taxon:
Croton draco Schltdl. & Cham.
Summary
Place of publication:
Linnaea 6:360. 1831
Verified:
05/08/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Murillo-A., J. 1999. Composición y distribución del género Croton (Euphorbiaceae) en Colombia, con cuatro especies nuevas. Caldasia 21:153.
- 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
- Riina, R. 2011. Review of Euphorbiaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
- Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.
Common names
Spanish
llora sangre – palo muela – palo sangriento – sangre de drago – sangregado –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosí | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Chocó | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Risaralda | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [San Luis Potosí]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia [Chocó, Risaralda]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | | Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |