Croton ovalifolius
Yerba
Also known as: Barhamia ovalifolia (Vahl) Klotzsch +8 more
- Barhamia ovalifolia (Vahl) Klotzsch
- Berhamia ovalifolia (Vahl) Klotzsch
- Comatocroton ovalifolia H.Karst.
- Croton diffusus Geiseler
- Croton escathos Croizat
- Croton ovalifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Croton strigosus Spreng.
- Oxydectes ovalifolia (Vahl) Kuntze
- Oxydectes strigosa (Spreng.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Croton ovalifolius (commonly known as Yerba) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles