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Croton guatemalensis

Lotsy (1895)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Croton

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Gaz. 20: 353 (1895)

Other References

Starr et al. 2004:22 (NEWNAT/EM [as C. guatamalensis]); IPNI 2025 (spelling change to guatemalensis)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Croton guatemalensis Honolulu, Manoa Valley, University of Hawaii-Manoa campus, north end along service road near Motor Pool and Horticulture annex buildings Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Flowers fragrant, white. Small, loosely-branched trees that are made into a tall hedge 15 ft. high. Nagata, K.M. 1623 Oahu BISH 1978-04-07
2 Croton guatemalensis Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Small shrubby tree, a Guatemalan endemic. Flowers small greenish, Fruit capsule 1 spiny. Bush, W.M. 424 Oahu BISH 1977-04-07
3 Croton guatemalensis East Maui, Ag station, Piiholo Pasture/gulch. Associated vegetation: kukuyu grass, avocado, Eucalyptus. Preserved_Specimen Perennial tree to 6m ht; lvs green above, satiny below, pointed at tips, to 15cm long and 10cm wide; fruit brown nuts, 6 parted, oval to 2.5cm long 1.5cm wide; fruit young. Starr, F. 209031 Maui BISH 2002-09-03
4 Croton guatemalensis Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Small shrubby tree, flowers small greenish. Fruit capsule 1 spiny. Bush, W.M. 424 Oahu BISH 1977-04-07
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