# List of Croton species

This is the alphabetical list of 1149 species accepted as belonging to the genus Croton, as of March 2021.
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* R
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## A

* Croton abaitensis Baill.
* Croton abeggii Urb. & Ekman
* Croton aberrans Müll.Arg.
* Croton abonari Riina & P.E.Berry
* Croton abutilifolius Croizat
* Croton abutiloides Kunth
* Croton abutilopsis G.L.Webster
* Croton acapulcensis M.J.Martinez Gordillo & J.Jiménez Ram.
* Croton aceroides Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton ackermannianus (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster
* Croton acradenius Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton acronychioides F.Muell.
* Croton acuminatissimus (Pittier) G.L.Webster
* Croton acunae Borhidi
* Croton acutifolius Esser
* Croton adabolavensis Leandri
* Croton adamantinus Müll.Arg.
* Croton adenocalyx Baill.
* Croton adenodontus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton adenophorus Baill.
* Croton adenophyllum Spreng.
* Croton adipatus Kunth
* Croton adspersus Benth.
* Croton aemulus Barbosa & Carn.-Torres
* Croton aequatoris Croizat
* Croton agoensis Baill.
* Croton agrestis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton agrophilus Müll.Arg.
* Croton alabamensis E.A.Sm. ex Chapm.
** Croton alabamensis var. texensis
* Croton alagoensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton alainii B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton alamosanus Rose
* Croton albellus Müll.Arg.
* Croton alchorneicarpus Croizat
* Croton alchorneifolius Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton aleuritoides P.E.Berry
* Croton alienus Pax
* Croton allemii G.L.Webster
* Croton alloeophyllus Urb.
* Croton alnifolius Lam.
* Croton alpinus A.Chev. ex Gagnep.
* Croton alvaradonis M.E.Jones
* Croton amazonicus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ambanivoulensis Baill.
* Croton ambovombensis Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton ameliae Lundell
* Croton amentiformis Riina
* Croton amphileucus Briq.
* Croton amplifolius Airy Shaw
* Croton andinus Müll.Arg.
* Croton androiensis (Leandri) Leandri
* Croton angolensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton angustifrons Müll.Arg.
* Croton anisatus Baill.
* Croton anisodontus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ankarensis Leandri
* Croton ankeranae Kainul.
* Croton anomalus Pittier
* Croton anosiravensis Leandri
* Croton antae Airy Shaw
* Croton antanosiensis Leandri
* Croton antisyphiliticus Mart.
* Croton apicifolius Croizat
* Croton apostolon Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton appertii J.Léonard
* Croton araracuarae J.Murillo, P.E.Berry & M.V.Arbeláez
* Croton araripensis Croizat
* Croton arboreus Millsp.
* Croton arechavaletae Herter ex Arechav.
* Croton arenosus Carn.-Torres & Cordeiro
* Croton argentealbidus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton argenteus L.
* Croton argentinus Müll.Arg.
* Croton argyranthemus Michx.
* Croton argyratus Blume
* Croton argyrodaphne Baill.
* Croton argyroglossus Baill.
* Croton argyrophyllus Kunth
* Croton aridus P.I.Forst.
* Croton aripoensis Philcox
* Croton arirambae Huber
* Croton aristophlebius Croizat
* Croton arlineae D.Medeiros, L.Senna & R.J.V.Alves
* Croton armstrongii S.Moore
* Croton arnhemicus Müll.Arg.
* Croton aromaticus L.
* Croton artibonitensis Urb.
* Croton ascendens Secco & N.A.Rosa
* Croton asperrimus Benth.
* Croton astianus Croizat
* Croton astroites Aiton
* Croton astrophorus Urb.
* Croton ater Croizat
* Croton atrorufus Müll.Arg.
* Croton atrostellatus V.W.Steinm.
* Croton aubrevilecta Leandri
* Croton aubrevillei J.Léonard
* Croton avulsus Croizat
* Croton axillaris Müll.Arg.
* Croton azuensis Urb.

## B

* Croton babuyanensis Croizat
* Croton balsameus Müll.Arg.
* Croton balsensis V.W.Steinm. & Mart.Gord.
* Croton bangii Rusby
* Croton barahonensis Urb.
* Croton barbatus Kunth
* Croton barorum Leandri
* Croton basaltorum (Leandri) P.E.Berry
* Croton bastardii Leandri
* Croton batangasensis Croizat
* Croton bathianus Leandri
* Croton beckii Riina & Feio
* Croton beetlei Croizat
* Croton bemaranus Leandri
* Croton bemarivensis Leandri
* Croton berberifolius Croizat
* Croton bergassae Leandri
* Croton bernieri Baill.
* Croton betaceus Baill.
* Croton betiokensis Leandri
* Croton betulaster Müll.Arg.
* Croton betulinus Vahl
* Croton biaroensis Croizat
* Croton bidentatus Müll.Arg.
* Croton bifurcatus Baill.
* Croton bigbendensis B.L.Turner
* Croton billbergianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton bispinosus C.Wright
* Croton bisserratus Sessé & Moc.
* Croton blanchetianus Baill.
* Croton boavitanus Croizat
* Croton bocquillonii Baill.
* Croton boinensis Leandri
* Croton boissieri Müll.Arg.
* Croton boiteaui Leandri
* Croton boivinianus (Baill.) Baill.
* Croton bojerianus Baill.
* Croton bolivarensis Croizat
* Croton bonplandianus Baill.
* Croton borbensis Secco & P.E.Berry
* Croton borhidii O.Muñiz
* Croton borneensis J.J.Sm.
* Croton brachypus Airy Shaw
* Croton brachytrichus Urb.
* Croton bracteatus Lam.
* Croton brassii Croizat
* Croton bredemeyeri Müll.Arg.
* Croton breedlovei B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton bresolinii L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton brevipes Pax
* Croton brevispicatus Baill.
* Croton brieyi De Wild.
* Croton brittonianus Carabia
* Croton brittonii Acev.-Rodr.
* Croton bryophorus Croizat
* Croton buchii Urb.
* Croton burchellii Müll.Arg.
* Croton buxifolius (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton byrnesii Airy Shaw

## C

* Croton caboensis Croizat
* Croton cajucara Benth.
* Croton caldensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton calderi Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
* Croton californicus Müll.Arg.
* Croton callicarpifolius Vahl
* Croton calocephalus Müll.Arg.
* Croton calonervosus G.L.Webster
* Croton calyciglandulosus Allem
* Croton calycinus Spreng.
* Croton calycireduplicatus Allem
* Croton campanulatus Caruzo & Cordeiro
* Croton campenonii Baill.
* Croton campestris A.St.-Hil. , A.Juss. & Cambess.
* Croton campinarensis Secco, A.Rosário & P.E.Berry
* Croton camposii Riina & Ore-Rengifo
* Croton capitatus Michx.
* Croton capitis-york Airy Shaw
* Croton caracasanus Pittier
* Croton carandaitensis Croizat
* Croton cardenasii Standl.
* Croton carinatus Müll.Arg.
* Croton carpostellatus B.L.León & Mart.Gord.
* Croton carrii Airy Shaw
* Croton cascarilloides Raeusch.
* Croton cassinoides Lam.
* Croton catamarcensis Ahumada
* Croton catariae Baill.
* Croton catatii Baill.
* Croton catharinensis L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton catinganus Müll.Arg.
* Croton caudatus Geiseler
* Croton ceanothifolius Baill.
* Croton cearensis Baill.
* Croton celtidifolius Baill.
* Croton cerinodentatus Müll.Arg.
* Croton cerinus Müll.Arg.
* Croton cerroazulensis P.E.Berry & Galdames
* Croton chaetophorus Müll.Arg.
* Croton chamanus Steyerm.
* Croton chamelensis E.J.Lott
* Croton chapelieri Baill.
* Croton charaguensis Standl.
* Croton chauvetiae Leandri
* Croton chiapensis Lundell
* Croton chilensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton chimboracensis P.E.Berry & Riina
* Croton chiribiquetensis Cordiel
* Croton chittagongensis Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
* Croton chlaenacicomes Leandri
* Croton chlorocalyx Müll.Arg.
* Croton chloroleucus Müll.Arg.
* Croton chocoanus Croizat
* Croton chodatii (Croizat) P.E.Berry
* Croton choristadenius K.Schum.
* Croton chrysocladus Müll.Arg.
* Croton chrysodaphne Baill.
* Croton chunianus Croizat
* Croton churumayensis Croizat
* Croton churutensis Riina & Cornejo
* Croton chypreae Leandri
* Croton ciliatoglandulifer Ortega
* Croton cinerascens Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton cinerellus Müll.Arg.
* Croton claessensii Vermoesen ex De Wild.
* Croton claussenianus Baill.
* Croton clavuliger Müll.Arg.
* Croton cliffordii Hutch. & E.A.Bruce
* Croton cnidophyllus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton coccymelophyllus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton colliguay Molina
* Croton colubrinoides Merr.
* Croton columnaris Airy Shaw
* Croton comatus Vell.
* Croton comayaguanus Standl. & L.O.Williams
* Croton comes Standl. & L.O.Williams
* Croton compressus Lam.
* Croton condorensis Riina & Cerón
* Croton conduplicatus Kunth
* Croton confertus Baker
* Croton confinis L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton congensis De Wild.
* Croton consanguineus Müll.Arg.
* Croton conspurcatus Schltdl.
* Croton constrictus Baill.
* Croton cooperianus (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton corallicola Borhidi
* Croton corchoropsis Baill.
* Croton cordatulus Airy Shaw
* Croton cordiifolius Baill.
* Croton coriaceus Kunth
* Croton coriifolius Airy Shaw
* Croton corinthius Poveda & J.A.González
* Croton coronatus Urb.
* Croton cortesianus Kunth
* Croton corumbensis S.Moore
* Croton coryi Croizat - Cory's croton
* Croton corylifolius Lam.
* Croton costatus Kunth
* Croton cotabatensis Croizat
* Croton cotoneaster Müll.Arg.
* Croton craspedotrichus Griseb.
* Croton crassifolius Geiseler
* Croton crispatus Thulin
* Croton cristalensis Urb.
* Croton crocodilorum Leandri
* Croton crossolepis P.E.Berry & Kainul.
* Croton crustulifer Croizat
* Croton cubiensis Gagnep.
* Croton cuchillae-nigrae Croizat
* Croton cucutensis Croizat
* Croton culiacanensis Croizat
* Croton cuneatus Klotzsch
* Croton cupreatus Croizat
* Croton cupreolepis P.E.Berry, B.W.van Ee & Kainul.
* Croton cupreus Elmer
* Croton cupulifer McVaugh
* Croton curiosus Croizat
* Croton curranii S.F.Blake
* Croton curvipes Urb.
* Croton cuyabensis Pilg.
* Croton cycloideus Borhidi & O.Muñiz

## D

* Croton damayeshu Y.T.Chang
* Croton danguyanus Leandri
* Croton debilis Müll.Arg.
* Croton decalobus Müll.Arg.
* Croton decalvatus Esser
* Croton decaryi Leandri
* Croton decipiens Baill.
* Croton delpyi Gagnep.
* Croton densivestitus C.T.White & W.D.Francis
* Croton deserticola Steyerm.
* Croton desertorum Müll.Arg.
* Croton diasii Pires ex Secco & P.E.Berry
* Croton dibindi Pellegr.
* Croton dichogamus Pax
* Croton dichromifolius P.I.Forst.
* Croton dichrous Müll.Arg.
* Croton dictyophlebodes Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton dinghuensis H.S.Kiu
* Croton dioicus Cav. - grassland croton
* Croton discolor Willd.
* Croton disjunctus V.W.Steinm.
* Croton dispar N.E.Br.
* Croton dissectistipulatus Secco
* Croton dissimilis Baill.
* Croton dockrillii Airy Shaw
* Croton doctoris S.Moore
* Croton dodecamerus Gagnep.
* Croton domatifer Riina & P.E.Berry
* Croton dongnaiensis Pierre ex Gagnep.
* Croton doratophylloides (Croizat) G.L.Webster
* Croton doratophyllus Baill.
* Croton draco Schltdl. & Cham.
* Croton draconoides Müll.Arg.
* Croton draconopsis Müll.Arg.
* Croton dracunculoides Baill.
* Croton droguetioides Kainul. & Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton dusenii Croizat
* Croton dybowskii Hutch.

## E

* Croton eberhardtii Gagnep.
* Croton echinulatus (Griseb.) Croizat
* Croton echioideus Baill.
* Croton eggersii Pax
* Croton ehrenbergii Schltdl.
* Croton eichleri Müll.Arg.
* Croton ekmanii Urb.
* Croton elaeagni Baill.
* Croton elbertii Airy Shaw
* Croton elkerensis Friis & M.G.Gilbert
* Croton elliotianus Baill.
* Croton elliottii Chapm. - Elliott's croton
* Croton ellipticus Geiseler
* Croton elskensii De Wild.
* Croton eluteria (L.) W.Wright
* Croton emeliae Baill.
* Croton emporiorum Croizat
* Croton enigmaticus P.E.Berry & B.W.van Ee
* Croton ensifolius Merr.
* Croton eremophilus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ericius Leandri
* Croton ericoides Baill.
* Croton eriocladoides Müll.Arg.
* Croton erythrochilus Müll.Arg.
* Croton erythrochyloides Croizat
* Croton erythrostachys Hook.f.
* Croton erythroxyloides Baill.
* Croton eskuchei Ahumada
* Croton essequiboensis Klotzsch
* Croton euryphyllus W.W.Sm.
* Croton excisus Urb.
* Croton exuberans Müll.Arg.

## F

* Croton fantzianus F.Seym.
* Croton farinosus Lam.
* Croton faroensis Secco
* Croton fastuosus Baill.
* Croton fernandezii Riina & Caruzo
* Croton ferricretus Kainul., B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton ferruginellus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ferrugineus Kunth
* Croton fianarantsoae Leandri
* Croton fishlockii Britton
* Croton flavens L.
* Croton flaviglandulosus Lundell
* Croton flavispicatus Rusby
* Croton floccosus B.A.Sm.
* Croton floribundus Spreng.
* Croton fluviatilis Esser
* Croton fothergillifolius Baill.
* Croton fragilis Kunth
* Croton fragrans Kunth
* Croton fragrantulus Croizat
* Croton francoanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton fraseri Müll.Arg.
* Croton frieseanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton frionis Müll.Arg.
* Croton fruticulosus Torr. - encinilla, bush croton
* Croton fulvus Mart.
* Croton fuscus (Didr.) Müll.Arg.

## G

* Croton gageanus P.T.Li
* Croton galeopsifolius Lanj.
* Croton gaumeri Millsp.
* Croton geayi Leandri
* Croton geraesensis (Baill.) G.L.Webster
* Croton gibsonianus Nimmo
* Croton gigantifolius P.E.Berry & Secco
* Croton gilgianus Herter ex Arechav.
* Croton glabellus L.
* Croton glabrescens Miq.
* Croton glandulosepalus Millsp.
* Croton glandulosobracteatus Carn.-Torres & Cordeiro
* Croton glandulosodentatus Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton glandulosus L.
** Croton glandulosus var. crenatifolius
** Croton glandulosus var. floridanus
** Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis
** Croton glandulosus var. simpsonii
* Croton glaziovii Müll.Arg.
* Croton glechomifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton glomeratus Aug.DC.
* Croton glutinosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton glyptospermus Müll.Arg.
* Croton gnaphalii Baill.
* Croton gnaphaloides Schrad.
* Croton gnidiaceus Baill.
* Croton gomezii G.L.Webster
* Croton gonaivensis Urb. & Ekman
* Croton gossweileri Hutch.
* Croton gossypiifolius Vahl
* Croton goudotii Baill.
* Croton goyazensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton gracilescens Müll.Arg.
* Croton gracilior Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton gracilipes Baill.
* Croton gracilirameus M.J.Silva, Sodré & P.E.Berry
* Croton grandivelum Baill.
* Croton grangerioides Bojer ex Baill.
* Croton graomogolensis Barbosa & Carn.-Torres
* Croton gratissimus Burch.
* Croton grazielae Secco
* Croton greveanus Baill.
* Croton grewiifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton grewioides Baill.
* Croton griffithii Hook.f.
* Croton grisebachianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton griseus Airy Shaw
* Croton grossedentatus Pittier
* Croton guaiquinimae Steyerm.
* Croton guatemalensis Lotsy
* Croton guerelae Leandri
* Croton guerreroanus Mart.Gord. & Cruz Durán
* Croton guianensis Aubl.
* Croton guildingii Griseb.
* Croton guilleminianus Baill.
* Croton gynopetalus Croizat

## H

* Croton habrophyllus Airy Shaw
* Croton hadriani Baill.
* Croton haitiensis P.T.Li
* Croton hancei Benth. - Hong Kong croton
* Croton harleyi Carn.-Torres & Cordeiro
* Croton harmsianus Herter ex Arechav.
* Croton hasskarlianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton hasslerianus Chodat
* Croton haumanianus J.Léonard
* Croton hecatonandrus Müll.Arg.
* Croton heliaster S.F.Blake
* Croton helichrysum Baill.
* Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth
* Croton hemiargyreus Müll.Arg.
* Croton hentyi Airy Shaw
* Croton heptalon (Kuntze) B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton herzogianus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton heteranthus Aug.DC.
* Croton heterocalyx Baill.
* Croton heterocarpus Müll.Arg.
* Croton heterochrous Müll.Arg.
* Croton heterodoxus Baill.
* Croton heteroneurus Müll.Arg.
* Croton heterotrichus Müll.Arg.
* Croton hibiscifolius Kunth ex Spreng.
* Croton hieronymi Griseb.
* Croton hilarii Baill.
* Croton hildebrandtii Baill.
* Croton hircinus Vent.
* Croton hirtus L'Hér.
* Croton hoffmannii Müll.Arg.
* Croton holguinensis Borhidi
* Croton holodiscus (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton holtonii Müll.Arg.
* Croton hondensis (H.Karst.) G.L.Webster
* Croton horminum Baill.
* Croton hostmannii Miq.
* Croton hovarum Leandri
* Croton howii Merr. & Chun ex Y.T.Chang
* Croton huajuapanensis Mart.Gord. & Cruz Durán
* Croton huberi Steyerm.
* Croton huitotorum Croizat
* Croton humbertii Leandri
* Croton humblotii Baill.
* Croton humilis L. - pepperbush
* Croton hutchinsonianus Hosseus
* Croton hypochalibaeus Baill.
* Croton hypoleucus Schltdl.

## I

* Croton icabarui Jabl.
* Croton icche Lundell
* Croton ichthygaster L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton ignifex Croizat
* Croton ihosianus Leandri
* Croton imbricatus L.R.Lima & Pirani
* Croton impressus Urb.
* Croton inaequilobus Steyerm.
* Croton incanus Kunth
* Croton incertus Müll.Arg.
* Croton incisus Baill.
* Croton indivisus Vell.
* Croton indrisilvae Kainul., B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton inhambanensis Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton inops Baill.
* Croton insularis Baill. - Queensland's cascarilla
* Croton integrifolius Pax
* Croton integrilobus Croizat
* Croton intercedens Müll.Arg.
* Croton isabellei Baill.
* Croton isalensis (Leandri) Leandri
* Croton isomonensis Leandri
* Croton itacolumii Müll.Arg.
* Croton iteophyllus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton ituzaingensis Ahumada
* Croton itzaeus Lundell

## J

* Croton jacmelianus Urb.
* Croton jacobinensis Baill.
* Croton jamaicensis B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton jamesonii Müll.Arg.
* Croton janeirensis Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton jansii J.Léonard
* Croton jatrophifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton jatrophoides Pax
* Croton jaucoensis Borhidi
* Croton javarisensis Secco
* Croton jennyanus Gris ex Baill.
* Croton jimenezii Standl. & Valerio
* Croton jorgei J.Murillo
* Croton josephina Müll.Arg.
* Croton joufra Roxb.
* Croton jucundus Brandegee
* Croton julopsidium Baill.
* Croton junceus Baill.
* Croton jutiapensis Croizat

## K

* Croton kalkmannii Müll.Arg.
* Croton kaloae Croizat
* Croton kelantanicus Airy Shaw
* Croton kerrii Airy Shaw
* Croton killipianus Croizat
* Croton kilwae Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton kimosorum Leandri
* Croton klaenzei Müll.Arg.
* Croton kleinii L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton klotzschianus (Wight) Thwaites
* Croton kongensis Gagnep.
* Croton kongkandanus Esser
* Croton krabas Gagnep.
* Croton krukoffianus Croizat
* Croton kurzii Croizat

## L

* Croton laceratoglandulosus Caruzo & Cordeiro
* Croton lachnocarpus Benth.
* Croton lachnocladus Mart. ex Müll.Arg.
* Croton lachnostachyus Baill.
* Croton laciniatistylus J.Léonard
* Croton laeticapsulus Croizat
* Croton laevigatus Vahl
* Croton lagoensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton lamdongensis Thin
* Croton lanatus Lam.
* Croton lanceilimbus Merr.
* Croton landoltii Ahumada
* Croton langsdorffii Müll.Arg.
* Croton langsonensis Thin
* Croton laniflorus Geiseler
* Croton laoticus Gagnep.
* Croton lapanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton laseguei Müll.Arg.
* Croton lasiopetaloides Croizat
* Croton lasiopyrus Baill.
* Croton latsonensis Gagnep.
* Croton laui Merr. & F.P.Metcalf
* Croton lauioides Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton laureltyanus Ahumada
* Croton laurifolius Spach ex Baill.
* Croton laurinus Sw.
* Croton lawianus Nimmo ex Dalzell & A.Gibson
* Croton lechleri Müll.Arg.
* Croton lehmannii Pax
* Croton leiophyllus Müll.Arg.
* Croton lenheirensis D.Medeiros, L.Senna & R.J.V.Alves
* Croton leonensis Hutch.
* Croton leonis (Croizat) B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton lepidus (S.Moore) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton leptanthus Airy Shaw
* Croton leptophyllus Müll.Arg.
* Croton leptopus Müll.Arg.
* Croton leptostachyus Kunth
* Croton leuconeurus Pax
* Croton leucophlebius C.Wright ex Griseb.
* Croton leucophyllus Müll.Arg. - two-color croton
* Croton levatii Guillaumin
* Croton leytensis Croizat
* Croton lichenisilvae Leandri
* Croton liebmannii Müll.Arg.
* Croton limae A.P.S.Gomes, M.F.Sales & P.E.Berry
* Croton limnocharis Croizat
* Croton lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) Alph.Wood
* Croton lindheimerianus Scheele
* Croton lindmanii Urb.
* Croton lindquistii V.W.Steinm.
* Croton linearifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton linearis Jacq. - grannybush
* Croton lissophyllus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts ex Esser
* Croton lombardianus Croizat
* Croton longibracteatus Mart.Gord. & de Luna
* Croton longicarpus A.P.N.Pereira, Caruzo & Riina
* Croton longicolumellus B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton longifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton longipedicellatus J.Léonard
* Croton longiracemosus Hutch.
* Croton longissimus Airy Shaw
* Croton loretensis Riina & Caruzo
* Croton lotorius Croizat
* Croton loucoubensis Baill.
* Croton loukandensis Pellegr.
* Croton lucens P.I.Forst.
* Croton luciae Croizat
* Croton lucidus L.
* Croton luetzelburgii Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton lundianus (Didr.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton luzoniensis Müll.Arg.

## M

* Croton maasii Riina & P.E.Berry
* Croton macbridei Croizat
* Croton macradenis Görts & Punt
* Croton macrobothrys Baill.
* Croton macrobuxus Baill.
* Croton macrocarpus Ridl.
* Croton macrodontus Müll.Arg.
* Croton macrolepis Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton macrosepalus Sodré & M.J.Silva
* Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile
* Croton macrostigma Chodat
* Croton maculatus Vahl
* Croton madandensis S.Moore
* Croton maestrensis (Alain) B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton maevaranensis Leandri
* Croton magdalenae Millsp. - Dragon's blood
* Croton magneticus Airy Shaw
* Croton magnifolius Sessé & Moc.
* Croton malabaricus Bedd.
* Croton malacotrichus Müll.Arg.
* Croton malambo H.Karst.
* Croton mallotophyllus Croizat
* Croton malvaviscifolius Millsp.
* Croton malvoides (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton mamillatus P.I.Forst.
* Croton manampetsae Leandri
* Croton mansfeldii Urb.
* Croton martinianus V.W.Steinmann
* Croton martinicensis Urb.
* Croton masonii I.M.Johnst.
* Croton matourensis Aubl.
* Croton matudae Lundell
* Croton mauritianus Lam.
* Croton mavoravina Leandri
* Croton mayanus B.L.León & H.F.M.Vester
* Croton mayottae P.E.Berry & Kainul.
* Croton mayumbensis J.Léonard
* Croton mazapensis Lundell
* Croton mcvaughii G.L.Webster
* Croton medusae Müll.Arg.
* Croton meeboldianus Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
* Croton megaladenus Urb.
* Croton megalobotryoides De Wild.
* Croton megalobotrys Müll.Arg.
* Croton megalocalyx Müll.Arg.
* Croton megalocarpoides Friis & M.G.Gilbert
* Croton megalocarpus Hutch.
* Croton megalodendron Müll.Arg.
* Croton megistocarpus J.A.González & Poveda
* Croton meissneri Müll.Arg.
* Croton mekongensis Gagnep.
* Croton melanoleucus Müll.Arg.
* Croton membranaceus Müll.Arg.
* Croton menabeensis Leandri
* Croton menarandrae Leandri
* Croton menthodorus Benth.
* Croton menyharthii Pax
* Croton meridionalis Leandri
* Croton merrillianus Croizat
* Croton metallicus Müll.Arg.
* Croton mexicanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton miarensis Leandri
* Croton micans Sw.
* Croton michaelii V.W.Steinm.
* Croton michauxii G.L.Webster
* Croton micradenus Urb.
* Croton microcarpus Ham.
* Croton microgyne Croizat
* Croton microphyllinus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton microtiglium Burkill
* Croton milanjensis Leandri
* Croton millspaughii Standl.
* Croton minimimarginiglandulosus Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton minimus P.I.Forst.
* Croton miradorensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton miraflorensis Borhidi
* Croton mocquerysii Aug.DC.
* Croton mollis Benth.
* Croton monanthogynus Michx.
* Croton mongue Baill.
* Croton monogynus Urb.
* Croton montevidensis Spreng.
* Croton montis-silam Airy Shaw
* Croton moonii Thwaites
* Croton morifolius Willd.
* Croton morobensis Croizat
* Croton morotaeus Airy Shaw
* Croton moustiquensis Urb.
* Croton mubango Müll.Arg.
* Croton mucronifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton muellerianus L.R.Lima
* Croton multicaulis P.I.Forst.
* Croton multicostatus Müll.Arg.
* Croton multiramineus Ahumada
* Croton munizii Borhidi
* Croton muricatus Vahl
* Croton muriculatus Airy Shaw
* Croton muscicapa Müll.Arg.
* Croton mutabilis P.I.Forst.
* Croton mutisianus Kunth
* Croton myrianthus Müll.Arg.
* Croton myriaster Baker
* Croton myricifolius Griseb.
* Croton myriodontus Müll.Arg.
* Croton myrsinites Baill.

## N

* Croton neblinae Jabl.
* Croton nepalensis T.Kuros.
* Croton nepetifolius Baill.
* Croton neuwiedii Müll.Arg.
* Croton nigricans (Mart. ex Schltdl.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton nigritanus Scott Elliot
* Croton nigroviridis Thwaites
* Croton nirguensis Riina & W.Meier
* Croton nitens Sw.
* Croton nitidulifolius Croizat
* Croton nitidulus Baker
* Croton nitrariifolius Baill.
* Croton niveus Jacq.
* Croton nivifer S.Moore
* Croton nobilis Baill.
* Croton noronhae Baill.
* Croton novae-astigis Croizat
* Croton novi-friburgi Müll.Arg.
* Croton nubigenus G.L.Webster
* Croton nudatus Baill.
* Croton nudulus Croizat
* Croton nummularius Baill.
* Croton nuntians Croizat

## O

* Croton oblongus Burm.f.
* Croton odontadenius Müll.Arg.
* Croton oerstedianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton olanchanus Standl. & L.O.Williams
* Croton oleoides Müll.Arg.
* Croton oligandrus Pierre ex Hutch.
* Croton oliganthus Müll.Arg.
* Croton olivaceus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ophiticola Borhidi
* Croton orangeae Kainul. & P.E.Berry
* Croton orbicularis Thunb.
* Croton orbignyanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton organensis Baill.
* Croton orientensis Borhidi
* Croton origanifolius Lam.
* Croton orinocensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton ortegae Standl.
* Croton ortholobus Müll.Arg.
* Croton ovalifolius Vahl

## P

* Croton pachecensis S.Moore
* Croton pachypodus G.L.Webster
* Croton pachyrachis Alain
* Croton pachysepalus Griseb.
* Croton pagiveteris Croizat
* Croton palanostigma Klotzsch
* Croton palawanensis Merr. ex Croizat
* Croton pallidus Müll.Arg.
* Croton palmatus Sessé & Moc.
* Croton palmeri S.Watson
* Croton paludosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton pampangensis Croizat
* Croton panduriformis Müll.Arg.
* Croton pannosus Thunb.
* Croton paraensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton paraguayensis Chodat
* Croton parksii Croizat - Park's croton
* Croton parodianus Croizat
* Croton parvifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton pascualii E.J.Lott & Mart.Gord.
* Croton patrum L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton paucistamineus Müll.Arg.
* Croton pavonianus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton pavonis Müll.Arg.
* Croton paxianus Herter ex Arechav.
* Croton payaquensis Standl.
* Croton pedersenii Ahumada
* Croton pedicellatus Kunth
* Croton pedunculatus Vell.
* Croton peekelii Lauterb.
* Croton pellitus Kunth
* Croton peltatus Thunb.
* Croton peltophorus Müll.Arg.
* Croton pendens Lundell
* Croton penduliflorus Hutch.
* Croton penninervis Scheele
* Croton peraeruginosus Croizat
* Croton perimetralensis Secco
* Croton perintricatus Croizat
* Croton perlongiflorus Croizat
* Croton persimilis Müll.Arg.
* Croton perspeciosus Croizat
* Croton perstipulatus G.L.Webster ex Caruzo & Secco
* Croton peruvianus Briq.
* Croton pervestitus C.Wright ex Griseb.
* Croton perviscosus Croizat
* Croton petraeus Müll.Arg.
* Croton phaenodon Airy Shaw
* Croton phebalioides F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.
* Croton phourinii H.Toyama & Tagane
* Croton phuquocensis Croizat
* Croton phyllanthus (Chodat & Hassl.) G.L.Webster
* Croton piauhiensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton pilgeri Ule
* Croton pilophorus Airy Shaw
* Croton pilosus Spreng.
* Croton pilulifer Rusby
* Croton piptocalyx Müll.Arg.
* Croton plagiograptus Müll.Arg.
* Croton planaltoanus M.J.Silva & Sodré
* Croton platyphyllus Lundell
* Croton pleytei Airy Shaw
* Croton plurispicatus P.E.Berry, Kainul. & B.W.van Ee
* Croton poecilanthus Urb.
* Croton poggei Pax
* Croton poilanei Gagnep.
* Croton poitaei Urb.
* Croton polot Burm.f.
* Croton polyandrus Spreng.
* Croton polygonoides L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton polypleurus Croizat
* Croton polytomus Urb.
* Croton polytrichus Pax
* Croton pontis Croizat
* Croton poomae Esser
* Croton potabilis Croizat
* Croton potaroensis Lanj.
* Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - leatherweed
* Croton pradensis D.Medeiros, L.Senna & R.J.V.Alves
* Croton priorianus Urb.
* Croton priscus Croizat
* Croton procumbens Jacq.
* Croton promunturii Leandri
* Croton prostratus Urb.
* Croton pseudoadipatus Croizat
* Croton pseudofragrans Croizat
* Croton pseudoglabellus Lundell
* Croton pseudoniloticus De Wild.
* Croton pseudoniveus Lundell
* Croton pseudopopulus Baill.
* Croton pseudopulchellus Pax
* Croton pulcher Müll.Arg.
* Croton pulegioides Müll.Arg.
* Croton pullei Lanj.
* Croton punctatus Jacq. - Gulf croton
* Croton puncticulatus Müll.Arg.
* Croton pungens Jacq.
* Croton purdiei Müll.Arg.
* Croton purpurascens Y.T.Chang
* Croton pycnadenius Müll.Arg.
* Croton pycnanthus Benth.
* Croton pycnocephalus Baill.
* Croton pycnophyllus Salzm. ex Schltdl.
* Croton pygmaeus L.R.Lima
* Croton pynaertii De Wild.
* Croton pyrifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton pyrosoma (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts

## Q

* Croton quadrisetosus Lam.
* Croton quercetorum Croizat
* Croton quintasii Allem
* Croton quisumbingianus Croizat

## R

* Croton radiatus P.E.Berry & Kainul.
* Croton radlkoferi Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton rakotoniainii Leandri
* Croton ramboi Allem
* Croton ramellae Ahumada
* Croton ramillatus Croizat
* Croton ramosissimus Sodré & M.J.Silva
* Croton rarus P.I.Forst.
* Croton rectipilis Croizat
* Croton redolens Pittier
* Croton reflexifolius Kunth
* Croton refractus Müll.Arg.
* Croton regeneratrix Leandri
* Croton rehderianus Croizat
* Croton reitzii L.B.Sm. & Downs
* Croton repens Schltdl.
* Croton revolutus (Alain) B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton rhamnifolioides Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton rheophyticus Airy Shaw
* Croton rhexiifolius Baill.
* Croton rhodostachyus Müll.Arg.
* Croton rhodotrichus Sodré & M.J.Silva
* Croton rimbachii Croizat
* Croton ripensis Kaneh. & Hatus.
* Croton rivinifolius Kunth
* Croton rivularis Müll.Arg.
* Croton rizzinii Farias & Riina
* Croton roborensis Standl.
* Croton robustior (L.B.Sm. & Downs) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton robustus Kurz
* Croton roraimensis Croizat
* Croton rosarianus Mart.Gord. & Cruz Durán
* Croton rosmarinoides Millsp.
* Croton rottlerifolius Baill.
* Croton rotundifolius Sessé & Moc.
* Croton roxanae Croizat
* Croton rubiginosus Croizat
* Croton rudolphianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton rufoargenteus Müll.Arg.
* Croton rufolepidotus Caruzo & Riina
* Croton ruizianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton rupestris (Chodat & Hassl.) G.L.Webster
* Croton rusbyi Britton ex Rusby
* Croton russulus Croizat
* Croton rutilus (Chodat & Hassl.) G.L.Webster

## S

* Croton sacaquinha Croizat
* Croton sagranus Müll.Arg.
* Croton sahafariensis Kainul. & P.E.Berry
* Croton saipanensis Hosok.
* Croton sakamaliensis Leandri
* Croton saltensis Griseb.
* Croton salutaris Casar.
* Croton salviformis Baill.
* Croton salzmannii (Baill.) G.L.Webster
* Croton samarensis Airy Shaw
* Croton sampatik Müll.Arg.
* Croton sanctae-crucis S.Moore
* Croton sancti-lazari Croizat
* Croton santamartensis Riina & P.E.Berry
* Croton santaritensis Huft
* Croton santisukii Airy Shaw
* Croton santolinus Baill.
* Croton sapiiflorus Croizat
* Croton sapiifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton sarcocarpus Balf.f.
* Croton sarcopetaloides S.Moore
* Croton scaber Willd.
* Croton scabiosus Bedd.
* Croton scheffleri Pax
* Croton schiedeanus Schltdl.
* Croton schimperianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton schultesii Müll.Arg.
* Croton schultzii Benth.
* Croton sclerocalyx (Didr.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton scopuligenus Croizat
* Croton scoriarum Leandri
* Croton scouleri Hook.f.
* Croton scutatus P.E.Berry
* Croton seccoi Sodré & M.J.Silva
* Croton sellowii Baill.
* Croton seminudus Müll.Arg.
* Croton semivestitus Müll.Arg.
* Croton senescens Croizat
* Croton sepalinus Airy Shaw
* Croton seretii Vermoesen ex De Wild.
* Croton serpyllifolius Baill.
* Croton serratifolius Baill.
* Croton serratus Müll.Arg.
* Croton setiger Hook.
* Croton sexmetralis Croizat
* Croton shreveanus Croizat
* Croton sibundoyensis Croizat
* Croton siderophyllus Baill.
* Croton sidifolius Lam.
* Croton siltepecensis Lundell
* Croton silvanus Croizat
* Croton simulans P.I.Forst.
* Croton sincorensis Mart. ex Müll.Arg.
* Croton singularis Airy Shaw
* Croton sipaliwinensis Lanj.
* Croton smithianus Croizat
* Croton socotranus Balf.f.
* Croton solanaceus (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster
* Croton soliman Schltdl. & Cham.
* Croton somalensis Pax
* Croton sonderianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton sonorae Torr.
* Croton soratensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton sousae Mart.Gord. & Cruz Durán
* Croton speciosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton sphaerogynus Baill.
* Croton spica Baill.
* Croton spiciflorus Thunb.
* Croton spiralis Müll.Arg.
* Croton spissirameus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton splendidus Mart.
* Croton spruceanus Benth.
* Croton spurcus Croizat
* Croton stahelianus Lanj.
* Croton staminosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton standleyanus Croizat
* Croton stanneus Baill.
* Croton steenkampianus Gerstner
* Croton stellatoferrugineus Caruzo & Cordeiro
* Croton stellatopilosus H.Ohba
* Croton stellulifer Hutch.
* Croton stenopetalus G.L.Webster
* Croton stenophyllus Griseb.
* Croton stenosepalus Müll.Arg.
* Croton stenotrichus Müll.Arg.
* Croton stigmatosus F.Muell.
* Croton stipulaceus Kunth
* Croton stipularis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster
* Croton stipulatus Vell.
* Croton stockeri (Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw
* Croton stoechadis Baill.
* Croton stylosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton suaveolens Torr.
* Croton suavis Kunth
* Croton subacutus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton subasperrimum Secco, P.E.Berry & Rosário
* Croton subcinerellus Croizat
* Croton subcompressus Müll.Arg.
* Croton subdecumbens Borhidi & O.Muñiz
* Croton subdioecus K.Schum.
* Croton suberosus Kunth
* Croton subferrugineus Müll.Arg.
* Croton subfragilis Müll.Arg.
* Croton subglaber K.Schum.
* Croton subincanus Müll.Arg.
* Croton subjucundus Croizat
* Croton sublepidotus Müll.Arg.
* Croton sublyratus Kurz
* Croton submetallicus Baill.
* Croton subpannosus Müll.Arg. ex Griseb.
* Croton subsuavis Croizat
* Croton subvillosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton sucrensis Steyerm.
* Croton sulcifructus Balf.f.
* Croton sumatranus Miq.
* Croton sutup Lundell
* Croton suyapensis Ant.Molina
* Croton sylvaticus Hochst.

## T

* Croton tabascensis Lundell
* Croton tacanensis Lundell
* Croton talaeporos Radcl.-Sm.
* Croton tanalorum Leandri
* Croton tarapotensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton tardeflorens Leandri
* Croton tartonraira Müll.Arg.
* Croton tartonrairoides Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton tchibangensis Pellegr.
* Croton tejucensis Müll.Arg.
* Croton tenellus Müll.Arg.
* Croton tenuicaudatus Lundell
* Croton tenuicaulis B.W.van Ee & P.E.Berry
* Croton tenuifolius Pax & K.Hoffm.
* Croton tenuilobus S.Watson
* Croton terminalis Vell.
* Croton tessmannii Mansf.
* Croton tetradenius Baill.
* Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - Texas croton
* Croton thellungianus (Herter ex Arechav.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton thoii Thin
* Croton thomasii Riina & P.E.Berry
* Croton thorelii Gagnep.
* Croton thouarsianus Baill.
* Croton thurifer Kunth
* Croton thymelinus Baill.
* Croton tiglium L.
* Croton tiliifolius Lam.
* Croton timandroides (Didr.) Müll.Arg.
* Croton timotensis Pittier
* Croton tocantinsensis Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton toliarensis B.W.van Ee & Kainul.
* Croton tomentellus F.Muell.
* Croton tonantinensis Jabl.
* Croton tonduzii Pax
* Croton touranensis Gagnep.
* Croton tremulifolius Croizat
* Croton triacros F.Muell.
* Croton triangularis Müll.Arg.
* Croton trichophilus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton trichotomus Geiseler
* Croton tricolor Klotzsch ex Baill.
* Croton tridentatus Mart. ex Müll.Arg.
* Croton triglandulatus Vell.
* Croton trigonocarpus Griseb.
* Croton trinitatis Millsp.
* Croton triqueter Lam.
* Croton trombetensis Secco, P.E.Berry & N.A.Rosa
* Croton troncosoi Ahumada
* Croton tsiampiensis Leandri
* Croton tuerckheimii Donn.Sm.
* Croton tumbesinus Riina
* Croton turumiquirensis Steyerm.
* Croton tyndaridum Croizat

## U

* Croton uliginosus Sodré & M.J.Silva
* Croton umbratilis Kunth
* Croton uribei Croizat
* Croton urticifolius Lam.
* Croton urucurana Baill.
* Croton uruguayensis Baill.
* Croton ustulatus Radcl.-Sm.

## V

* Croton vaccinioides A.Rich.
* Croton vaillantii Geiseler
* Croton varelae V.W.Steinm.
* Croton vatomandrensis Leandri
* Croton vaughanii Croizat
* Croton vauthierianus Baill.
* Croton velame Müll.Arg.
* Croton vellozianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton velutinus Baill.
* Croton venturii Croizat
* Croton verapazensis Donn.Sm.
* Croton verbascoides G.L.Webster
* Croton verbenifolius Müll.Arg.
* Croton vergarenae (Jabl.) Gillespie
* Croton vermoesenii De Wild.
* Croton verreauxii Baill.
* Croton verrucosus Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton versicolor Müll.Arg.
* Croton verticillatus Sessé & Moc.
* Croton vestitus Spreng.
* Croton vidalii Airy Shaw
* Croton vietnamensis Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton villosissimus (Chodat & Hassl.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton viminalis Griseb.
* Croton virgultosus Müll.Arg.
* Croton viridulus (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
* Croton virletianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton viroleoides P.E.Berry & Secco
* Croton vogelianus Airy Shaw
* Croton vulnerarius Baill.
* Croton vulpinus Sessé & Moc.

## W

* Croton wagneri Müll.Arg.
* Croton wallichii Müll.Arg.
* Croton waltherioides Urb.
* Croton wassi-kussae Croizat
* Croton waterhouseae P.I.Forst.
* Croton watsonii Standl.
* Croton websteri M.J.Martinez Gordillo & J.Jiménez Ram.
* Croton wellensii De Wild.
* Croton widgrenianus Müll.Arg.
* Croton wigginsii L.C.Wheeler
* Croton wissmannii O.Schwartz
* Croton womersleyi Airy Shaw

## X

* Croton xalapensis Kunth
* Croton xanthochylus Croizat

## Y

* Croton yanhuii Y.T.Chang
* Croton yavitensis Croizat
* Croton yecorensis V.W.Steinmann & Felger
* Croton yerbalium Chodat & Hassl.
* Croton ynesae Croizat
* Croton ysabelae Croizat
* Croton yucatanensis Lundell
* Croton yungensis Croizat
* Croton yunnanensis W.W.Sm.

## Z

* Croton zambalensis Merr.
* Croton zavaletae Conz. ex Rzed. & al.
* Croton zeylanicus Müll.Arg.

## Reassigned taxa

* Croton aromaticus, synonym of Mallotus tiliifolius (Blume) Müll.Arg.
* Croton corymbulosus (encilla, manzanilla) is no longer accepted, Croton corymbulosus var. thermophilus M.C.Johnst. is a synonym of Croton pottsii var. thermophilus (M.C.Johnst.) M.C.Johnst.
* Croton echinocarpus Baill. is a synonym of Croton grandivelum Baill.
* Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng. is a synonym for Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.
* Croton setigerus is no longer accepted
* Croton torreyanus Müll.Arg. (Torrey's croton) is now a synonym of Croton incanus Kunth
* Croton variegatum is no longer accepted