Croton urticifolius
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 urticifolius
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1786
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Croton urticifolius. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Barhamia multispicataName author: (Vell.) Klotzsch
- Barhamia urticifoliaName author: (Lam.) Klotzsch
- Calypteriopetalon brasiliensisName author: Hassk.
- Croton bahiensisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton floribundusName author: Lund ex Didr.
- Croton multispicatusName author: Vell.
- Croton urticifolius var. accedensName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton urticifolius var. bahiensisName author: (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Croton urticifolius var. genuinusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton urticifolius var. intermediusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton urticifolius var. stipularisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Croton urticifolius var. urticifoliusName author: Not supplied
- Ocalia lantanifoliaName author: Didr.
- Oxydectes bahiensisName author: (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Oxydectes urticifoliaName author: (Lam.) 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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