Croton cotoneaster Müll.Arg. belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Ranaivojaona, R 1363

January 16, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara

-22.886389, 44.692222

Location Remarks

Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

Rolland Ranaivojaona

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Specific Epithet

cotoneaster

Authorship

Müll.Arg.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

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

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#53,179 of 335,497

Top 16%

Extinction probability

35%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →