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Croton echinocarpus Baill. is a synonym of Croton grandivelum Baill. [4] Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng. is a synonym for Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss. [5] Croton setigerus is no longer accepted; Croton torreyanus Müll.Arg. (Torrey's croton) is now a synonym of Croton incanus Kunth [6] Croton variegatum is no longer accepted
Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius . The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton , but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum .
Texabama croton is valued as an ornamental plant for its attractive, spicily aromatic foliage and propensity to form airy thickets when grown in shade. If cultivated in full sun with irrigation, plants will grow into dense shrubs. Plants can be propagated from stratified seed and softwood cuttings. [15]
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Codiaeum variegatum is an evergreen and monoecious tropical shrub growing to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, with thick, somewhat "leathery" and shiny, alternately-arranged leaves.The foliage may measure anywhere from 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) long by 0.5–8 cm (0.20–3.15 in) broad.
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, or Alabama croton, is the nominate subspecies and is only found in two central Alabama counties (Black Warrior River, Tuscaloosa County and Cahaba River, Bibb County). A herbarium specimen was supposedly collected in Coffee County in Tennessee, but the veracity of this collection location is dubious. [6]
Croton macrostachyus has a wide range of uses, including timber, agroforestry, medicine, and as an ornamental plant. [3] The plant is fast-growing and drought-tolerant, and is used in reforestation projects, for erosion control, and as a shade tree in coffee plantations. Its flowers are attractive to bees, and its leaves are used for mulch and ...
This subfamily contains many plants with purgative properties, such as Croton tiglium and Jatropha curcas. See also. Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae; References
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