Rushfoil 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen


Species/Common Names:
Croton alienus
Croton aubrevillei
Croton cordatulus
Croton coriaceus
Croton dictyophlebodes
Croton eggersii
Croton elegans
Croton fraseri
Croton jatrophoides
Croton kelantanicus
Croton lawianus
Croton lehmannii
Croton lucidus
Firebush
Croton macrocarpus
Croton menthodorus
Croton pavonis
Croton phuquocensis
Croton pycnanthus
Croton rivinifolius
Croton sarcocarpus
Croton sordidus
Croton stellulifer
Croton sulcifructus
Croton touranensis
Croton vaughanii
Croton wagneri

Facts Summary:
Croton (commonly known as the Rushfoil species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Croton alienusEN-IUCN1998Kenya
2. Croton aubrevilleiVU-IUCN2004Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana
3. Croton cordatulusEN-IUCN1998New Caledonia
4. Croton coriaceusVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
5. Croton dictyophlebodesVU-IUCN1998Tanzania
6. Croton eggersiiEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
7. Croton elegansVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
8. Croton fraseriEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
9. Croton jatrophoidesVU-IUCN1998Tanzania
10. Croton kelantanicusVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
11. Croton lawianusCR-IUCN1998India
12. Croton lehmanniiEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
13. Croton lucidusVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
14. Croton macrocarpusCR-IUCN1998Malaysia
15. Croton menthodorusNT-IUCN2004Ecuador
16. Croton pavonisEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
17. Croton phuquocensisVU-IUCN1998Vietnam
18. Croton pycnanthusNT-IUCN2004Ecuador
19. Croton rivinifoliusEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
20. Croton sarcocarpusVU-IUCN2004Yemen
21. Croton sordidusVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
22. Croton stelluliferVU-IUCN1998Sao Tome and Principe
23. Croton sulcifructusVU-IUCN2004Yemen
24. Croton touranensisVU-IUCN1998Vietnam
25. Croton vaughaniiCR-IUCN1998Mauritius
26. Croton wagneriNT-IUCN2004Ecuador

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