ZZ Croton sylvaticus
Hochst.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical tree of the Euphorbiaceae family growing 3-20 m tall.
Medicinal Uses
Used in traditional medicine.
Names & Synonyms
Claoxylon sphaerocarpum KuntzeCroton asperifolius Pax.Croton bukobensis Pax.Croton oxypetalus Mull.Arg.Croton silvaticus Hochst. ex KraussCroton stuhlmannia PaxCroton verdickii De Wild.Oxydectes oxypetala (Mull.Arg.) KuntzeOxydectes sylvatica (Hochst.) Kuntze
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
