Chrozophora tinctoria
(L.) A.Juss.
Euphorbiaceae
Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij
Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng.
Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge
Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij
Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl
Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
Croton argenteus Forssk.
Croton obliquus Vahl
Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng.
Croton patulus Lag.
Croton tinctorius L.
Croton verbascifolius Willd.
Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench
Common Name: Dyer's Croton
General Information
Chrozophora tinctoria is a Perennial
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials
Chrozophora tinctoria is widespread and does not face any major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
All round the Mediterranean reagion, extending east to the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, northwest India, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan
Habitat
Dry places near the coast[
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- Flora Europaea
- Publication
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- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
]. Seasonally inundated habitats such as rivers and run-off channels[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
].
See also[
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- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
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- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
].
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Edible Uses
Edible red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[
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- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
Red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
,
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Propagation
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with help from
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