Croton dioicum Cav.

Grassland croton (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Hysteria (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70119-2
WFO ID wfo-0000927835
COL ID ZPY8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astrogyne crotonoides Oxydectes gracilis Oxydectes neomexicana Penteca tomentosa Croton dioicum Croton gracilis Croton neomexicanus Oxydectes dioica Croton dioicum Croton dioicus Croton elaeagnifolius Croton tomentosus Croton gracilis var. longiradiatus Croton gracilis var. genuinus