Croton niveus Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The flowers are white.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The bark is used as a spice.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible barks
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Faver (unspecified), Dyspepsia (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 niveus habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Croton niveus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Croton niveus flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Croton niveus fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Croton niveus world distribution map, present in Aruba, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Croton niveus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70599-2
WFO ID wfo-0000931828
COL ID ZQPM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Barhamia hispida Barhamia macrostachya Croton mollii Croton niveus Croton pseudochina Croton septemnervius Kurkas populifolium Croton syringifolius Oxydectes nivea Oxydectes populifolia Croton dentatus Croton populifolius Croton pseudochina var. minor Croton populifolius var. genuinus