Croton (genus)

:For the Achaean colony, see Croton.

Related Topics:
Achaean - Croton

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Some species:

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• Croton acronychioides
• Croton alabamensis
• Croton alabamensis var. texensis
• Croton argyratus
• Croton aridus
• Croton arnhemicus
• Croton californicus
• Croton ciliato-glandsulosus
• Croton cortesianus
• Croton coryi - Cory's croton
• Croton corymbulosus - encilla, manzanilla
• Croton craco
• Croton crassifolius
• Croton dioicus - grassland croton
• Croton dissectistipulatus
• Croton draco
• Croton echinocarpus
• Croton eleuteria
• Croton elliottii - Elliott's croton
• Croton eluteria
• Croton flavens
• Croton flocculosus
• Croton floribundus
• Croton fruticulosus - encinilla, bush croton
• Croton glandulosus
• Croton glandulosus var. crenatifolius
• Croton glandulosus var. floridanus
• Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis
• Croton glandulosus var. simpsonii
• Croton gossipifolius
• Croton gratissimus
• Croton guatemalensis
• Croton habrophyllus
• Croton humilis - pepperbush
• Croton incanus - Torrey's croton
• Croton insularis - Queensland's cascarilla
• Croton lechleri
• Croton leucophyllus - two-color croton
• Croton linearis - grannybush
• Croton lobatus
• Croton lundianus
• Croton macrostachys
• Croton malambo
• Croton megalocarpus
• Croton monanthogynus - prairie-tea
• Croton morifolius
• Croton neomexicanus
• Croton niveus
• Croton oblongifolius
• Croton oligandrum
• Croton origanifolius
• Croton ovalifolius
• Croton palanostigma
• Croton parksii - Parks' croton
• Croton poilanei
• Croton populifolius
• Croton pottsii - leatherweed
• Croton prunifolius
• Croton punctatus - Gulf croton
• Croton reflexifolius
• Croton repens
• Croton roxburghii
• Croton salutaris
• Croton schultzii
• Croton setigerus
• Croton sonorae
• Croton suaveolens - scented croton
• Croton texensis - Texas croton
• Croton tiglium
• Croton tomentellus
• Croton variegatum
• Croton watsonii
• Croton wigginsii
• Croton xalapensis

See the alphabetical list of Croton species and the full taxonomy of the genus Croton.

Related Topics:
List of Croton species - Taxonomy of the genus Croton

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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.

Related Topics:
Plant - Genus - Family - Euphorbiaceae - Carolus Linnaeus - Codiaeum variegatum - Greek

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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.

Related Topics:
Croton tiglium - Tree - Shrub - Southeast Asia - Herbal medicine - Purgative - Seed

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