Croton guatemalensis Lotsy

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

An annual monoecious deciduous tree. It grows 12.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet to dry thickets; or rather thin, mixed forest; often on rocky hillsides; mainly at lower elevations but also ascending to 1,800 metres. Often forming thickets of wide extent on the Pacific plains and foothills.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Malaria (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Chill (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 guatemalensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Croton guatemalensis world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70308-2
WFO ID wfo-0000931179
COL ID ZQ6T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Croton guatemalensis Croton pyriticus Croton wilburii Croton eluterioides