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morifolius

Taxon

Croton morifolius Willd.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4(1): 535. 1805BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 055.jpg

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 053.jpg

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 053.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 052.jpg

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 051.jpg

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 054.jpg

Croton morifolium--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Venezuela (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

No collection number

March 30, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Specific Epithet

morifolius

Authorship

Willd.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.1

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

#267,310 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →