Croton micans Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

An annual monoecious deciduous shrub.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Faver (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Croton micans world distribution map, present in Brazil and Jamaica

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70536-2
WFO ID wfo-0000931690
COL ID ZQL5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 969290
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Synonyms

Croton bixoides Croton foetens Croton helicoideus Croton micans Oxydectes helicodes Oxydectes micans Oxydectes bixodes Croton choristolepis Croton niveus Croton micans var. genuinus