| Croton punctatus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. punctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Croton punctatus | |
Croton punctatus, commonly called beach-tea [1] or gulf croton, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae). It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from the Southeastern United States south to Colombia, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean. [2] [3] Its natural habitat is on beaches and sand dunes. [4]
Croton punctatus is a dense, suffrutescent herbaceous plant. Its broad leaves have a notably silvery appearance. It produces small, inconspicuous flowers throughout the year. [1]
Croton punctatus is a self-incompatible plant because its flowers are unisexual. [5]
References
- ^ a b Croton punctatus The Institute for Regional Conservation
- ^ "Croton punctatus". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "Croton punctatus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Croton punctatus Flora of North America
- ^ Lonard, Robert I.; Judd, Frank W. (January 2009). "The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Croton punctatus N. von Jacquin". Journal of Coastal Research. 25 (1). Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.: 27. doi: 10.2112/07-0933.1. JSTOR 40065097 – via JSTOR.
