Croton wigginsii L.C.Wheeler

Wiggins' croton (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

Shrubs, 2–10 dm, dioecious. Stems densely branched, appressed-lepidote. Leaves not clustered; stipules absent; petiole 1–4 cm, usually less than 1/2 blade length, glands absent at apex; blade narrowly elliptic to linear-oblong, 2–8.5 × 0.6–1.5 cm, more than 2 times as long as wide, base obtuse, margins entire, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface pale green, adaxial surface darker green, both densely pale stellate-lepidote. Inflorescences unisexual, racemes or thyrses; staminate 1–3.5(–10) cm, flowers 3–8(–15); pistillate 0.5–1 cm, flowers 1–6. Pedicels: staminate 1–7 mm, pistillate 1–2 mm (4–7 mm in fruit). Staminate flowers: sepals 5, 1 mm, abaxial surface stellate-hairy; petals 0; stamens 10–15. Pistillate flowers: sepals 5, equal, 2 mm, margins entire, apex incurved, abaxial surface stellate-lepidote; petals 0; ovary 3-locular; styles 3, 1.5–2.5 mm, 2–3 times 2-fid, terminal segments 12–24. Capsules 7–10 × 6–8 mm, smooth; columella 3-winged. Seeds 6.5–7 × 2–3 mm, dull. 2n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Croton wigginsii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295000-2
WFO ID wfo-0000932729
COL ID 6BJX5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Croton wigginsii Croton arenicola