Croton morifolius Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

An annual monoecious deciduous shrub.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Gastritis (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Cancer(Stomach) (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
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Distribution

Croton morifolius world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70562-2
WFO ID wfo-0000931750
COL ID 6BKD2
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Croton deppeanus Croton juigalpensis Croton morifolius Croton sphaerocarpus Oxydectes morifolia Croton sericeus Croton flavescens var. brandegeeanus Croton fragilis var. sericeus Croton morifolius var. lanatus Croton morifolius var. morifolius Croton morifolius var. sphaerocarpus Croton rhamnifolius var. caudatus Croton morifolius var. genuinus