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Chrozophora tinctoria

Common name:	Dyer's Croton	Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Author:	(L.)A.Juss.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Southern Europe - the Mediterranean.
Habitat:	Dry places near the coast[50].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Chlorophora tinctoria[B,E,G,H,P] Croton tinctoria[B,P] Maclura tinctoria[B,G,H] Morinda tinctoria[H] Morus tinctoria[B,G,H,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Fustictree [P], Giradol [P], Nil [E], Palo De Mora [E], Sabbagh Ruhu [E], Tornasol [E], Tournesol [E],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	tinctoria = used in dyeing
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Euphorbiales. Spurge family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Brazil Greece Iraq Mexico Mexico(Maya) Panama(Choco) Spain Venezuela

Physical Characteristics

Perennial. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Edible red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[61].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

Red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[61].

Cultivation details

A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[50].
See also[240].
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Propagation

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Chlorophora tinctoria (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Maclura tinctoria (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for the family Euphorbiaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
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.

[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
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.

[240] Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986
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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