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Croton flavens L.

Yellow balsam (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Exposed rocks and in open thickets in arid, limestone areas; at elevations up to 225 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), CNS stimulant (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Cold(Head) (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Menstruation (unspecified), Newborn (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Rash (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Snuff (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Spasmogenic (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomatitis (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Pregnancy (unspecified), Ache(Leg) (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Coffee (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Syphilis (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

Habit

Croton flavens habit picture by Mélanie Herteman (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Croton flavens leaf picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)
Croton flavens leaf picture by Mélanie Herteman (cc-by-sa)
Croton flavens leaf picture by cheriette van der lugt (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Croton flavens flower picture by Mélanie Herteman (cc-by-sa)
Croton flavens flower picture by georges geo (cc-by-sa)
Croton flavens flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Croton flavens fruit picture by Mélanie Herteman (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Croton flavens world distribution map, present in Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Croton flavens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:342537-1
WFO ID wfo-0000927970
COL ID ZQ3R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629471
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oxydectes albida Oxydectes flavens Semilta althaeifolia Croton albidus Croton althaeifolius Croton balsamifer Croton flocculosus Croton lamarckianus Croton mauralis Croton mucronatus Croton padifolius Oxydectes althaeifolia Oxydectes astroites Oxydectes flocculosa Croton astroites Croton cascarilla Croton flavens f. richardii Croton leprosus Croton portoricensis Croton tomentosus Croton flavens var. balsamifer Croton flavens var. mucronatus Croton flavens var. pallidus Croton flavens var. rigidus Croton rhamnifolius var. antillanus Croton richardii Croton rigidus Croton flavens var. genuinus Croton flavens
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