Croton (genus)
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See the alphabetical list of Croton species and the full taxonomy of the genus Croton. |
Croton is an extensive plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae established by Carolus Linnaeus in 1737. The common name for this genus is rushfoil and croton, but this latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum. The genus name comes from Greek Kroton, which means ticks, because of the seeds' ressemblance to ticks.
The best known member of this genus is probably Croton tiglium, commonly called croton, a tree or shrub native to Southeast Asia. Croton oil, used in herbal medicine as a violent purgative, is extracted from its seeds.
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Distribution
The genus is pantropical.
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Synonyms
This genus is also known under a lot of other names:
- Agelandra Engl. & Pax
- Aldinia Raf.
- Angelandra Endl.
- Anisepta Raf.
- Anisophyllum Boivin ex Baill.
- Argyra Noronha ex Baill.
- Argyrodendron (Endl.) Klotzsch
- Astraea Klotzsch
- Astrogyne Benth.
- Aubertia Chapel. ex Baill.
- Banalia Raf.
- Barhamia Klotzsch
- Brachystachys Klotzsch
- Calypteriopetalon Hassk.
- Cascarilla Adans.
- Centrandra H.Karst.
- Cieca Adans.
- Cleodora Klotzsch
- Codonocalyx Klotzsch ex Baill.
- Comatocroton H.Karst.
- Crotonanthus Klotzsch ex Schltdl.
- Crotonopsis Michx.
- Cyclostigma Klotzsch
- Decarinium Raf.
- Drepadenium Raf.
- Eluteria Steud.
- Engelmannia Klotzsch
- Eremocarpus Benth.
- Eutrophia Klotzsch
- Friesia Spreng.
- Furcaria Boivin ex Baill.
- Geiseleria Klotzsch
- Gynamblosis Torr.
- Halecus Raf.
- Hendecandras Eschsch.
- Heptallon Raf.
- Heterochlamys Turcz.
- Heterocroton S.Moore
- Julocroton Mart.
- Klotzschiphytum Baill.
- Kurkas Raf.
- Lasiogyne Klotzsch
- Leptemon Raf.
- Leucadenia Klotzsch ex Baill.
- Luntia Neck. ex Raf.
- Macrocroton Klotzsch
- Medea Klotzsch
- Merleta Raf.
- Monguia Chapel. ex Baill.
- Myriogomphus Didr.
- Ocalia Klotzsch
- Oxydectes Kuntze
- Palanostigma Mart. ex Klotzsch
- Penteca Raf.
- Pilinophyton Klotzsch
- Piscaria Piper
- Pleopadium Raf.
- Podostachys Klotzsch
- Saipania Hosok.
- Schradera Willd.
- Semilta Raf.
- Tiglium Klotzsch
- Timandra Klotzsch
- Tridesmis Lour.
- Triplandra Raf.
- Vandera Raf.
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