Croton astroites merupakan tumbuhan dari famili Euphorbiaceae (suku kastuba-kastubaan). Nama ilmiah Croton astroites pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis Carl Ludwig von Willdenow pada tahun 1805.
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