Croton mongue Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

An annual monoecious tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest, often in secondary or degraded forest along rivers, at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Croton mongue world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Croton mongue threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:343024-1
WFO ID wfo-0000931737
COL ID ZQMJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oxydectes mongue Monguia cordifolia Croton mongue Monguia cordifolia Croton mongue var. vatambensis Croton mongue var. borealis Croton oreades var. borealis Croton oreades var. craspedadenius Croton oreades var. periphoradenius