Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Scientific name with authorshipCroton argenteus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cicca argentea (L.) KuntzeCicca montevidensis (Klotzsch ex Baill.) KuntzeCieca argentea (L.) KuntzeCieca montevidensis (Klotzsch ex Baill.) KuntzeCroton atwoodianus F.Seym.Croton integer (Chodat) Radcl.-Sm. & GovaertsHeterochlamys quinquenervia Turcz.Heterochlamys quinquinervis Turcz.Julocroton argenteus (L.) Didr.Julocroton argenteus var. managuensis Ram.GoyenaJulocroton camporum Chodat & Hassl.Julocroton elaeagnoides S.MooreJulocroton integer ChodatJulocroton integer f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.Julocroton linearifolius (Chodat & Hassl.) CroizatJulocroton montevidensis KlotzschJulocroton montevidensis Klotzsch ex Baill.Julocroton montevidensis var. elata Chodat & Hassl.Julocroton montevidensis var. genuinus Müll.Arg.Julocroton montevidensis var. glabra HerterJulocroton montevidensis var. guatemalensis Müll.Arg.Julocroton montevidensis var. lanceolatus Müll.Arg.Julocroton montevidensis var. linearifolius Chodat & Hassl.Julocroton montevidensis var. pilosus Müll.Arg.Julocroton montevidensis var. virgatus Chodat & Hassl.Julocroton pilosus (Müll.Arg.) HerterJulocroton quinquenervius Baill.Julocroton quinquinervius (Turcz.) Baill.
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier69894-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.