Croton ferrugineus, synonym Croton elegans, is a flowering plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae native from western South America to northern Brazil.
Conservation
Croton elegans was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Ecuador. As of June 2023, C. elegans was regarded as a synonym of Croton ferrugineus, which has a wider distribution.
