Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Croton (6)
Epithet: sonderianus Müll.Arg. (1)
Synonym: Oxydectes sonderiana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
sonderiana => in honor of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812-1881), German botanist and pharmacist
sonderianus => in honor of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812-1881), German botanist and pharmacist