Chrozophora oblongifolia (Delile) A.Juss. ex Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Chrozophora

Characteristics

A small tree. It loses its leaves during the year.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. They are slightly acidic but have little taste.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Antidote(Crocodile) (unspecified), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Convulsion (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Epididymitis (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Halitosis (unspecified), Hydrocoele (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Madness (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Splenitis (unspecified), Sprain (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Chrozophora oblongifolia world distribution map, present in Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60464928-2
WFO ID wfo-0000852603
COL ID 5YK8H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Croton oblongifolius Chrozophora oblongifolia