Plant Details

Accepted name:: Croton incanus Kunth [Euphorbiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
croton	Other	Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
salvia	Other	Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stems, leaves		Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Croton torreyanus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 579 (1866).
Croton suaveolens var. oblongifolius Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 194 (1859).
Oxydectes incana (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
Oxydectes torreyana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Croton incanus Kunth	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Croton torreyanus Muell	Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
Croton torreyanus Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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