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Soliman's croton
Scientific Name: Croton soliman
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Soliman's Croton (Croton soliman)
Croton soliman, commonly known as Soliman's Croton, is a plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Croton soliman Cham. & Schltdl.
- Common Name: Soliman's Croton
- Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Order: Euphorbiales
- Synonym: Oxydectes soliman (Cham. & Schltdl.)
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 28288 (ITIS)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Mexico.
- Also found in the United States, including California.
Morphological Characteristics
- Described as a slender, green shrub (arbusto delgado y verde).
- The leaves are wider at the top (Las hojas son ms anchas en la parte).
Ecology
- It is a member of the genus Croton.
Naming and Classification
- Croton soliman was described by Ludolf Karl Adelbert von Chamisso and Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal in 1831.
- Classified within the iNaturalist.org system.
Traditional Uses
- In Veracruz, Mexico it is known as "Zolimn."
- In San Luis Potosi, Mexico it is known as "Luk" in the Tenek language.
Further Information
- Information can be found at the ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium.
- Data is available from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (F).
- Additional information is located in the Herbario XAL del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Mxico (IE-XAL).
- Tropicos database contains further details.
- Discover Life has a page dedicated to this species.