Croton ovalifolius
Yerba


Família/Family: Euphorbiaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores, Antillas Mayores), sur de México, Centroamérica y norte de Sudamérica. / The West Indies (Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles), southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

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ESTATUS EN LA ISLA DE PUERTO RICO/STATUS ON THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO
Presencia/Occurence: Registro por error/Recorded in error.

Historia y distribución/History and distribution: A false record. Cited from Puerto Rico in error by Liogier & Martorell (2000), based on distribution data in Acevedo-Rodríguez (1996) for the Greater Antilles in general and not Puerto Rico specifically (Axelrod 2011). However, Puerto Rico is within the native range, and it is possible that it was or is present here.

TAXONOMÍA/TAXONOMY
Nombre científico con autores/Scientific name with authors: Croton ovalifolius Vahl





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