Firebush (Croton gageanus)
Description
Croton lucidus grows as a small to medium shrub up to 2 m in height. The leaves are arranged alternately, ovate to oblong, with an entire margin and acute leaf apex. The surface has pellucid punctate glands and occasional pubescence. The leaves can have a reddish coloration. The actinomorphic, dioecious flowers are arranged in axillary or terminal racemes. Staminate flowers have 5 unfused, green, ciliate, sepals in the calyx. The corolla has 5 unfused, white petals. There are 12 stamens and no carpel. The carpellate flowers have 5 unfused sepals in the calyx. The corolla has 5 unfused white petals. There are no stamens. The superior ovary has 3 locules.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Genus: Croton
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