Croton urucurana in Genus Croton

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Internal ID	UUID644036fa8a82e517722656
Scientific name	Croton urucurana
Authority	Baill.
First published in	Adansonia 4: 335 (1864)

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Common products:
- Sawn timber for small carpentry, rural construction, fence posts, and rustic furniture.
- Wood chips and residues for particleboard/multi-layer board manufacture.
- Fuelwood and charcoal for household and small-scale industrial use.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Wood panels and engineered products: multi-layer boards using chips/veneers, and core layers for structural panels where moderate strength is acceptable.
- Turning and carving stock for craft objects where the wood’s workability and color are valued.
- Small-dimension lumber: light framing and indoor finishing members in rural/low-rise construction.
- Pulp and paper feedstock: potentially suitable for kraft pulp and writing/packaging papers due to medium-density fiber and acceptable cellulose/lignin characteristics.

Properties relevant to use:
- Basic density in the medium range, facilitating machining, sawing, and planing; general air-dry density around 650–750 kg/m³.
- Grain generally straight; texture medium; low tendency to checking.
- Natural durability generally low to moderate, favoring indoor uses or preservative-treated applications; wood color ranges from light pink to orange/brown.
- Fiber length compatible with standard kraft pulping; moderate holocellulose content and lignin proportion consistent with papermaking requirements.

Standards and regulation:
- Timber and derived products are subject to national building codes and grading rules where applicable (e.g., ASTM D245 for structural grading; ISO 13061 series for small clear wood property assessment; ASTM D143 for standard testing of lumber).
- The species is not listed in the current CITES Appendices; regional forest codes and environmental licensing govern harvesting and transport in range countries.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- The species regenerates through seeds and stump sprouts and occurs in seasonally dry forests with moderate growth rates.
- Supply tends to be local/regional; non-timber extraction from marginal lands reduces competition with high-value species but raises risks of habitat degradation if unmanaged.
- Certification schemes (e.g., FSC, PEFC) and management plans that include thinning, enrichment planting, and preservation of seed trees support stable supply and biodiversity conservation.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Oxydectes pauliniana	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891)
Oxydectes urucurana	(Baill.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891)
Croton dracona	Larrañaga	Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 1: 32 (1922)
Croton paulinianus	Müll.Arg.	Fl. Bras. 11(2): 112 (1873)
Croton succiruber	Parodi	Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 40: 55 (1881)
Croton urucurana var. albidus	Müll.Arg.	Fl. Bras. 11(2): 111 (1873)
Croton urucurana var. draconoideus	Müll.Arg.	Fl. Bras. 11(2): 112 (1873)
Croton urucurana var. genuinus	Müll.Arg.	Fl. Bras. 11(2): 111 (1873)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	lobus gonorreus mentirosus
French	oxydectes urucurana
French	croton succiruber

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Paraguay
  - Uruguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000932652
Tropicos	12801161
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71032-2
The Plant List	kew-51446
Open Tree Of Life	71311
NCBI Taxonomy	518879
IPNI	71032-2
iNaturalist	601675
GBIF	3057491
EOL	1146441
USDA GRIN	12427

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 involved in the analgesic effects of total flavonoids extracted from Longxuejie (Resina Dracaenae Cochinchinensis)

MO X, CHEN Y, YIN Q, CHEN H, BAN Q, LI J, CHEN S, YAO J

J Tradit Chin Med

30-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11077159
doi:	10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20240423.004
PMID:	38767627

Nature’s Green Potential: Anticancer Properties of Plants of the Euphorbiaceae Family

Jiménez-González V, Kowalczyk T, Piekarski J, Szemraj J, Rijo P, Sitarek P

Cancers (Basel)

25-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10778523
doi:	10.3390/cancers16010114
PMID:	38201542

Phenolic Compounds from By-Products for Functional Textiles

Afonso TB, Bonifácio-Lopes T, Costa EM, Pintado ME

Materials (Basel)

20-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10672813
doi:	10.3390/ma16227248
PMID:	38005176

Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Preclinical Potential of Pereskia grandifolia in Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Rodrigues Albuquerque E, Ratti da Silva G, de Abreu Braga F, Pelegrini Silva E, Sposito Negrini K, Rodrigues Fracasso JA, Pires Guarnier L, Jacomassi E, Ribeiro-Paes JT, da Silva Gomes R, Gasparotto Junior A, Lívero FA

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

09-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10653969
doi:	10.1155/2023/8840427
PMID:	38026733

Meta-analysis of the responses of tree and herb to elevated CO2 in Brazil

da Silva Fortirer J, Grandis A, Pagliuso D, de Toledo Castanho C, Buckeridge MS

Sci Rep

22-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10517018
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-40783-5
PMID:	37739974

Use of ISSR markers to assess the genetic diversity of an endemic plant of Morocco (Euphorbia resinifera O. Berg)

Abd-dada H, Bouda S, Khachtib Y, Bella YA, Haddioui A

J Genet Eng Biotechnol

06-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10482814
doi:	10.1186/s43141-023-00543-4
PMID:	37672121

Experimental Study on Potential Influence of the Invasive Hedychium coronarium J. König on the Evapotranspiration of Riparian Plant Community

Vergne DD, Rosalem LM, Wendland EC, Anache JA, Martins da Silva MC, Boschi RS, da Silva Matos DM

Plants (Basel)

24-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10181380
doi:	10.3390/plants12091746
PMID:	37176804

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

Flavonoids as Modulators of Potassium Channels

Richter-Laskowska M, Trybek P, Delfino DV, Wawrzkiewicz-Jałowiecka A

Int J Mol Sci

09-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9861088
doi:	10.3390/ijms24021311
PMID:	36674825

Essential Oils of Aromatic Plant Species from the Atlantic Rainforest Exhibit Extensive Chemical Diversity and Antimicrobial Activity

Perigo CV, Haber LL, Facanali R, Vieira MA, Torres RB, Bernacci LC, Guimarães EF, Baitello JB, Sobral ME, Quecini V, Marques MO

Antibiotics (Basel)

19-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9774909
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics11121844
PMID:	36551501

The Ethanolic Extract of Gomphrena celosioides Mart. Does Not Alter Reproductive Performance or Embryo-Fetal Development, nor Does It Cause Chromosomal Damage

Salustriano FR, Monreal AC, das Neves SC, de Oliveira GM, de Oliveira DD, Vilela ML, do Nascimento VA, Martins AC, Saroja B, Karuppusamy A, Coelho HR, Kassuya CA, Gelves DI, Salvador MJ, Oliveira RJ, Gomes RD

Pharmaceutics

03-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9695157
doi:	10.3390/pharmaceutics14112369
PMID:	36365187

Editorial: Biologically active products as therapeutic options for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases related to liver injury

Gasparotto Junior A, Lívero FA, Acco A

Front Pharmacol

24-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9638152
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.1041020
PMID:	36353490

Physicochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Honeys Produced in Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Royo VD, de Oliveira DA, Veloso PH, Sacramento VD, Olimpio EL, de Souza LF, Pires ND, Martins CH, Santiago MB, Alves TM, Acácio TM, Junior AF, Brandão MM, Menezes EV

Antibiotics (Basel)

18-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9598309
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics11101429
PMID:	36290087

A recent (2009–2021) perspective on sustainable color and textile coloration using natural plant resources

Che J, Yang X

Heliyon

11-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9587285
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10979
PMID:	36281409

Tree Species and Morphology of Holes Caused by Black-Tufted Marmosets to Obtain Exudates: Some Implications for the Exudativory

Lamoglia JM, Boere V, Picoli EA, de Oliveira JA, Silva Neto CD, Silva ID

Animals (Basel)

27-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9559504
doi:	10.3390/ani12192578
PMID:	36230319

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
3-Acetylaleuritolic Acid	161616	Click to see	498.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
CID 11972517	11972517	Click to see	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00873-X
methyl (4aS)-5'-(furan-3-yl)-6,8a-dimethyl-2'-oxospiro[3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalene-5,3'-oxolane]-1-carboxylate	354611	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C13CC(OC3=O)C4=COC=C4)CCC=C2C(=O)OC)C	358.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00873-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(24R)-5-Ergosten-3beta-ol	312822	Click to see	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
(3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	134766514	Click to see	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00873-X
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Catechin	9064	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00873-X https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
Gallocatechin	65084	Click to see	306.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00873-X https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<209::AID-PTR215>3.0.CO;2-P

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Croton urucurana

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Synonyms Top

Common names Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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