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bonplandianus

Taxon

Croton bonplandianus Baill.

Protologue Adansonia 4: 339. 1864BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (8).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (8).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (9).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (9).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (5).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (5).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (13).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (13).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (10).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (10).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (3).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (2).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (6).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (6).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (7).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (7).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (4).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (12).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (12).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (7).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (7).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (6).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (6).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (3).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (2).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (1).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 31015, Pres. Hayes, 13 Mar 2011 3897 (1).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (11).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (11).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (5).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (5).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton, Stevens,  W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (4).JPG

Croton, Stevens, W. D 310315, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 3 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay; introduced into Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Comoros, East Himalaya, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Laos, Malaya, Maryland, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Réunion, Rodrigues, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 31015

March 13, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Presidente Hayes (Benjamín Aceval, Zona Km 125)

-24.571667, -58.036389

Location Remarks

96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Weak shrub 5 dm tall; staminate flowers white, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Specific Epithet

bonplandianus

Authorship

Baill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#249,204 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →