Croton argenteus
A species in the Euphorbiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
- Species
- Croton argenteus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Croton argenteus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cicca argenteaName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Cicca montevidensisName author: (Klotzsch ex Baill.) Kuntze
- Cieca argenteaName author: Kuntze
- Cieca montevidensisName author: (Klotzsch ex Baill.) Kuntze
- Croton atwoodianusName author: F.Seym.
- Croton integerName author: (Chodat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Heterochlamys quinquenerviaName author: Turcz.
- Heterochlamys quinquinervisName author: Turcz.
- Julocroton argenteusName author: (L.) Didr.
- Julocroton argenteus var. managuensisName author: Ram.Goyena
- Julocroton camporumName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton elaeagnoidesName author: S.Moore
- Julocroton integerName author: Chodat
- Julocroton integer f. parvifoliaName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton linearifoliusName author: (Chodat & Hassl.) Croizat
- Julocroton montevidensisName author: Klotzsch ex Baill.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. elataName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. genuinusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. glabraName author: Herter
- Julocroton montevidensis var. guatemalensisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. lanceolatusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. linearifoliusName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. pilosusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. virgatusName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton pilosusName author: (Müll.Arg.) Herter
- Julocroton quinquenerviusName author: Baill.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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