Native to Alabama, Belize, Bermuda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panamá, South Carolina, Texas, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles (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 27207

June 12, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur

12.180972, -83.036

Location Remarks

Corn Island, west shore, low beach dunes near Hotel El Paraiso

Collectors

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

Notes

Beach sand, lax shrubs to 5 dm tall, sap watery, flowers white, young fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Specific Epithet

punctatus

Authorship

Jacq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#298,333 of 335,497

Top 89%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →