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pseudopulchellus

Taxon

Croton pseudopulchellus Pax

Protologue Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34(3): 371. 1904 [16 Aug 1904]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 167.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 078.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 079.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 085.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 081.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 080.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 165.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 163.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 166.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 164.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 158.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 160.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 159.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So.Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 161.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 157.jpg

Croton pseudopulchellus--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 157.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Burkina, Caprivi Strip, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

March 14, 2005

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

March 14, 2005

Location

South Africa

Location Remarks

Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 2, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Specific Epithet

pseudopulchellus

Authorship

Pax

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.3

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

0.2

Global rank

#177,734 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →