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Codiaeum variegatum
Sign in to saveAlso known as garden croton, fire croton, variegated croton
species of plant
Species
croton
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum f. taeniosum Der Kroton (Codiaeum variegatum), auch Croton, Wunderstrauch oder Krebsblume genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart, die zur Gattung Codiaeum innerhalb der Familie der Wolfsmilchgewächse (Euphorbiaceae) gehört. Viele Sorten sind Zierpflanzen in tropischen Parks und Gärten, sowie in Räumen.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,736
- With media
- 1,536
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CICY, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, UJAT, INECOL, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Fiji, Federated States Of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Codiaeum
- Image
- Colpfl05.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon name
- Codiaeum variegatum
- Commons category
- Codiaeum variegatum
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- Codiaeum variegatum
- taxon common name
- 洒金榕
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon range
- Gabon
- short name
- C. variegatum
- taxon author citation
- (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview
Codiaeum variegatum, commonly known as croton or variegated croton amongst many other names, is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Initially described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, its native range is from Java east to Fiji, and from the Philippines south to Queensland, Australia. It is widely cultivated and has been introduced to many other countries.
Description
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