Croton gossypiifolius
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 gossypiifolius
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1791
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Croton gossypiifolius. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Croton confususName author: Pittier
- Croton digitatusName author: Geiseler
- Croton draco var. rhombifoliusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton flabellifoliusName author: G.Lodd. ex G.Don
- Croton funckianus var. rhombifoliusName author: (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Croton gossypiifolius var. genuinaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton gossypiifolius var. genuinusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton gossypiifolius var. heterophyllusName author: (Kunth) Müll.Arg.
- Croton gossypiifolius var. stipularisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton heterophyllusName author: Kunth
- Croton ochromifoliusName author: Rusby
- Croton sanguifluusName author: Kunth
- Croton venezuelensisName author: Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Oxydectes gossypiifoliaName author: (Vahl) Kuntze
- Oxydectes gossypiifolia var. heterophyllaName author: (Kunth) Kuntze
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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