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Internal ID UUID644036d824485741683180
Scientific name Croton niveus
Authority Jacq.
First published in Enum. Syst. Pl. : 32 (1763)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Barhamia hispida Klotzsch Bot. Voy. Herald : 104 (1853)
Barhamia macrostachya Klotzsch Bot. Voy. Herald : 104 (1853)
Croton pseudochina var. minor Schltdl. & Cham. Linnaea 6: 359 (1831)
Kurkas populifolium Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 62 (1838)
Oxydectes nivea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891)
Oxydectes populifolia Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891)
Croton dentatus Sm. Cycl. 10: n.º 40 (1808)
Croton mollii Müll.Arg. Flora 55: 5 (1872)
Croton populifolius Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 7 (1768)
Croton pseudochina Schltdl. Linnaea 4: 84 (1829)
Croton septemnervius McVaugh Brittonia 13: 165 (1961)
Croton syringifolius Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 67 (1817)
Croton populifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Prodr. 15(2): 653 (1866)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic كروتون أبيض ناصع
French berhamia panamensis

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Aruba
      • Cuba
      • Haiti
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Guyana
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000931828
Tropicos 12802549
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70599-2
The Plant List kew-50679
Open Tree Of Life 326437
Observations.org 198639
NCBI Taxonomy 323072
IUCN Red List 144299735
IPNI 70599-2
iNaturalist 282361
GBIF 3057588
EOL 1146829
Elurikkus 358809

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Chemistry and Bioactivity of Croton Essential Oils: Literature Survey and Croton hirtus from Vietnam Luu-dam NA, Le CV, Satyal P, Le TM, Bui VH, Vo VH, Ngo GH, Bui TC, Nguyen HH, Setzer WN Molecules 03-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005233
doi:10.3390/molecules28052361
PMID:36903605
How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants? Arjona-García C, Blancas J, Beltrán-Rodríguez L, López Binnqüist C, Colín Bahena H, Moreno-Calles AI, Sierra-Huelsz JA, López-Medellín X J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8330055
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00473-w
PMID:34344391
Perceptions of the local beekeepers on the diversity and flowering phenology of the melliferous flora in the community of Xmabén, Hopelchén, Campeche, Mexico Coh-Martínez ME, Cetzal-Ix W, Martínez-Puc JF, Basu SK, Noguera-Savelli E, Cuevas MJ J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 08-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6408807
doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0296-1
PMID:30849998
Potential of Traditional Knowledge of Plants in the Management of Arthropods in Livestock Industry with Focus on (Acari) Ticks Wanzala W Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 17-Jul-2017
PMCID:PMC5536150
doi:10.1155/2017/8647919
PMID:28798806
Intracultural Differences in Local Botanical Knowledge and Knowledge Loss among the Mexican Isthmus Zapotecs Saynes-Vásquez A, Vibrans H, Vergara-Silva F, Caballero J PLoS One 17-Mar-2016
PMCID:PMC4795621
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151693
PMID:26986077
Coffee Agroforests Remain Beneficial for Neotropical Bird Community Conservation across Seasons Hernandez SM, Mattsson BJ, Peters VE, Cooper RJ, Carroll CR PLoS One 18-Sep-2013
PMCID:PMC3776772
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065101
PMID:24058437
Cultural change and loss of ethnoecological knowledge among the Isthmus Zapotecs of Mexico Saynes-Vásquez A, Caballero J, Meave JA, Chiang F J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 11-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC3707844
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-40
PMID:23758714
Germacrene D Cyclization: An Ab Initio Investigation Setzer WN Int J Mol Sci 25-Jan-2008
PMCID:PMC2635598
doi:10.3390/ijms9010089
PMID:19325722
Nivenolide, a diterpene lactone from Croton niveus☆ E.T. Rojas, L. Rodriguez-Hahn Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89378-4

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> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
(1S,4aS,5R,8aS)-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-[2-(5-oxo-2H-furan-4-yl)ethyl]-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid 14806214 Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC(=C)C2CCC3=CCOC3=O)(C)C(=O)O 332.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89378-4

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