Croton chittagongensis Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., 1983:365
Chittagong croton
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (IUCN, 2022)
Last record: 1939 (IUCN, 2022)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Bangladesh
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Chakrabarty, T. and Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Notes on the genus Croton L.(Euphorbiaceae). Proceedings: Plant Sciences 92(4): 363-371.
Other references:
Fräßdorf, Doreen. (n.d.). Liste ausgestorbener Pflanzen der Neuzeit / List of extinct plants in modern times. Available at: https://www.artensterben.de/liste-ausgestorbener-pflanzen/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
Graner, Torun. (2026). A World Without Trees: An Analysis of Global Tree Extinction Rates, Geographical Distribution and Correlation to Socioeconomic Factors. Master’s Dissertation, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University. 41 pp.
IUCN (IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)). (2022). Croton chittagongensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T211037351A211037353. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T211037351A211037353.en. Accessed on 22 July 2022.
Pasha, M. K. (2011). An evaluation of endemism and endemics in Bangladesh flora, pp. 57-76. In: Røskaft, E. and Chivers, D. J. (eds.). Biodiversity–Present State, Problems and Prospects of its Conservation. Trondheim.
Rahman, M. Atiqur and Rashid, M. Enamur. (2013). Status of endemic plants of Bangladesh and conservation management strategies. International Journal of Environment 2(1): 231-249.