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Croton (rushfoil)
Taxonomy
Croton was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.
It was assigned to Euphorbiaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Prasad (2008).
It was assigned to Euphorbiaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Prasad (2008).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Croton Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Croton Knowlton |
| 1976 | Croton Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Croton Chauhan |
| 2008 | Croton Prasad |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Croton Linnaeus 1753 [rushfoil]
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Croton argenteum Linnaeus 1753
Croton aromaticum Linnaeus 1753
Croton caudatus Geiseler 1807
†Croton furcatulum Cockerell 1909
Croton hastatum Linnaeus 1753
Croton lacciferum Linnaeus 1753
Croton lobatum Linnaeus 1753
Croton moluccanum Linnaeus 1753
Croton palustre Linnaeus 1753
Croton sebiferum Linnaeus 1753
Croton spinosum Linnaeus 1753
†Croton teglis Varma 1968
Croton tiglium Linnaeus 1753
Croton tinctorium Linnaeus 1753
Croton urens Linnaeus 1753
Croton variegatum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Calabrian or 37.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Croton furculatum (24209) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | India (Uttarakhand) | Croton teglis (222793) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Croton sp. (22226) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | India (Arunachal Pradesh) | Croton caudatus (224427) | |
| Gelasian | Kenya | Croton haumanianus (21401 21461 21478) | |
| Quaternary | India (Assam) | Croton sp. (228813 228814 228822) | |
| Calabrian | Tanzania | Croton sp. (22336) |