Croton reflexifolius Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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

Dry to wet thickets or thin forest, on plains or hillsides, sometimes on limestone, at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
More
A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten as a famine food.
Uses medicinal
Edible barks leaves
Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Inflammation (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 -

Distribution

Croton reflexifolius world distribution map, present in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras

Conservation status

Croton reflexifolius threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70774-2
WFO ID wfo-0000932154
COL ID ZQY9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Croton nudus Croton reflexifolius Croton sylvaticus Oxydectes reflexifolia