Croton dioicus Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous plant. It grows 0.15-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Croton dioicus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:342436-1
WFO ID wfo-0001428905
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Croton dioicus