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 flavens L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Croton albidus Müll.Arg.Croton althaeifolius Mill.Croton astroites Willd.Croton balsamifer Jacq.Croton cascarilla Lam.Croton flavens f. richardii Griseb.Croton flavens var. balsamifer (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.Croton flavens var. balsamifera (Jacq.) Müll.Arg., 1866Croton flavens var. genuinus Müll.Arg.Croton flavens var. mucronatus (Willd.) Müll.Arg.Croton flavens var. pallidus Müll.Arg.Croton flavens var. rigidus Müll.Arg.Croton flocculosus GeiselerCroton lamarckianus MoldenkeCroton leprosus Spreng.Croton leprosus Spreng. ex Griseb.Croton mauralis E.H.L.KrauseCroton mucronatus Willd.Croton muralis E.H.L.Krause, 1914Croton padifolius GeiselerCroton portoricensis P.T.LiCroton rhamnifolius var. antillanus Müll.Arg.Croton richardii Willd.Croton rigidus (Müll.Arg.) BrittonCroton tomentosus Sessé & Moc.Oxydectes albida (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeOxydectes althaeifolia (Mill.) KuntzeOxydectes astroites (Willd.) KuntzeOxydectes flavens (L.) KuntzeOxydectes flocculosa (Geiseler) KuntzeSemilta althaeifolia (Mill.) Raf.
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 identifier342537-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.