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Croton (rushfoil)

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Croton Linnaeus
1919Croton Knowlton
1976Croton Lakhanpal et al.
1991Croton Chauhan
2008Croton Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyEuphorbiaceae
genusCroton

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 caudatus Geiseler 1807
†Croton furcatulum Cockerell 1909
†Croton teglis Varma 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.78100 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
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Croton furculatum (24209)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588India (Uttarakhand) Croton teglis (222793)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Croton sp. (22226)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781India (Arunachal Pradesh) Croton caudatus (224427)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Croton haumanianus (21401 21461 21478)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) Croton sp. (228813 228814 228822)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Croton sp. (22336)