Croton draco Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A monoecious tree. It grows 10-22.5m high.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 22.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or wet thickets or forest, frequently in secondary growth, often on very steep sides of barrancos, at elevations of 600-1,600 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Hoof (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Croton draco unspecified picture

Distribution

Croton draco world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Croton draco threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70128-2
WFO ID wfo-0000927862
COL ID ZPZ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Croton callistanthus Croton draco Croton panamensis Cyclostigma denticulatum Cyclostigma draco Oxydectes draco Oxydectes panamensis Cyclostigma panamense Croton triumfettoides Croton draco subsp. panamensis Croton steyermarkianus Croton draco var. genuinus