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Internal ID UUID644036bfe9318553942141
Scientific name Croton humilis
Authority L.
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1276 (1759)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Oxydectes berlandieri (Torr.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891)
Oxydectes humilis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891)
Oxydectes salvifolia (Mill.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891)
Croton aridicola Urb. Symb. Antill. 7: 259 (1912)
Croton berlandieri Torr. Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 193 (1858)
Croton salvifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 10 (1768)
Croton subcapitatus Müll.Arg. Gen. Sp. Candoll. 4: v (1874)
Croton subtomentosus L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1276 (1759)

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Language Common/alternative name
English pepperbush
French oxydectes berlandieri
French oxydectes humilis
French croton aridicola
French croton subcapitatus
French croton subtomentosus
French croton berlandieri
French croton salvifolius
French oxydectes salvifolia

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000931277
Florida Plant Atlas 2795
USDA Plants CRHU
Tropicos 12804905
INPN 629476
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:342698-1
The Plant List kew-50158
Open Tree Of Life 68010
NCBI Taxonomy 504205
Nature Serve 2.130627
IPNI 342698-1
iNaturalist 161161
GBIF 3057995
EOL 1147088

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Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin Alonso-Castro AJ, Domínguez F, Ruiz-Padilla AJ, Campos-Xolalpa N, Zapata-Morales JR, Carranza-Alvarez C, Maldonado-Miranda JJ Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 02-Nov-2017
PMCID:PMC5688365
doi:10.1155/2017/9439868
PMID:29234446
Distribution of Herbal Remedy Knowledge in Tabi, Yucatan, Mexico Hopkins A, Stepp JR Econ Bot 01-Sep-2012
PMCID:PMC3607425
doi:10.1007/s12231-012-9202-7
PMID:23539665
Use of Network Centrality Measures to Explain Individual Levels of Herbal Remedy Cultural Competence among the Yucatec Maya in Tabi, Mexico Hopkins A Field methods 01-Aug-2011
PMCID:PMC3168516
doi:10.1177/1525822X11399400
PMID:21909235
Alkaloids from Croton humilis K.L. Stuart, D.Y. Byfield Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94078-0
Isolation and synthesis of glutamine and glutarimide derivatives fromCroton humilis K.L. Stuart, D. McNeill, J.P. Kutney, G. Eigendorf, P.K. Klein Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives
(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-methylbutanoyl]amino]-N-(2-phenylethyl)pentanediamide 162842373 Click to see 333.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
2-(2-methylbutanoylamino)-N-(2-phenylethyl)pentanediamide 162842372 Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)N)C(=O)NCCC1=CC=CC=C1 333.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Phenethylamines
N-Methyltyramine 9727 Click to see 151.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94078-0
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Phenylpropylamines
4-(3-(Methylamino)propyl)phenol 546966 Click to see 165.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94078-0
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / N-acyl-alpha amino acids and derivatives
(2R)-N-[(3R)-2,6-dioxo-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-3-yl]-2-methylbutanamide 162975521 Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)NC1CCC(=O)N(C1=O)CCC2=CC=CC=C2 316.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
(2S)-2-(2-methylpropanoylamino)-N-(2-phenylethyl)pentanediamide 163015564 Click to see CC(C)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)N)C(=O)NCCC1=CC=CC=C1 319.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
2-(2-methylpropanoylamino)-N-(2-phenylethyl)pentanediamide 163015563 Click to see CC(C)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)N)C(=O)NCCC1=CC=CC=C1 319.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
N-[(3S)-2,6-dioxo-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-3-yl]-2-methylpropanamide 162944993 Click to see 302.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
N-[2,6-dioxo-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-3-yl]-2-methylbutanamide 12304733 Click to see 316.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X
N-[2,6-dioxo-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-3-yl]-2-methylpropanamide 162944992 Click to see 302.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(73)80239-X

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