Plant Details

Accepted name:: Croton nitens Sw. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cascarilla	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
cascarille	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
sweetwood	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Croton eluteria Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 100 (1788), sensu auct.
Croton citrifolius Lam. Encycl. 2: 210 (1786), nom. utique rej.
Croton prunifolius Vahl in E.F.Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 47 (1807).
Croton sloanei Benn. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 30 (1860).
Croton squamulosus Vahl in E.F.Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 52 (1807).
Oxydectes citrifolia (Lam.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Croton eluteria (L.) Sw.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Croton nitens Sw.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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