Croton Linnaeus 1753 (rushfoil)

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200

Parent taxon: Euphorbiaceae according to M. Prasad 2008

See also Chauhan 1991, Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Acalypha, Acalyphoideae, Agrostistachyophyllum, Alchornea, Alchorneaephyllum, Alchorneites, Aleuriteophyllum, Aleurites, Aleuritoxylon, Amperea, Antidesma, Baccaurea, Baliospermophyllum, Baliospermum, Baloghiaephyllum, Beyeria, Bischofinium, Bischofioxylon, Breynia, Bridelia, Bridelioxylon, Cephalomappa, Cleistanthus, Codiaephyllum, Crotonoideae, Crotonophyllum, Drypetes, Enriquebeltrania, Euphorbia, Euphorbiocarpon, Euphorbiofolium, Euphorbioides, Euphorbiophloios, Euphorbiophyllum, Euphorbiospermum, Euphorbiotheca, Euphorbioxylon, Euphorbocarpum, Excoecaria, Glochidion, Heveoxylon, Hippomaneoidea, Homonoia, Limalbocarpon, Macaranga, Macarangaephyllum, Mallotophyllum, Mallotoxylon, Mallotus, Neoshirakia, Omalanthus, Palaeowetherellia, Phyllanthinium, Phyllanthoideae, Phyllanthus, Piranheoxylon, Pseudolachnostyloxylon, Putranjivoxylon, Romanoa, Sapium, Securinegoxylon, Stillingia, Tithymalus, Trewia, Tricolporopollenites, Wetherellia, Xylophyllites

Subtaxa: Croton caudatus Croton furcatulum Croton teglis

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (3 collections), Kenya (3), Tanzania (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of India (1), South Africa (1)

• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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