Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton guatemalensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

Most Croton species are relatively indifferent to their habitat and can grow on a wide range of soils in both disturbed and undisturbed vegetation^[1]. The leaves have an aroma reminiscent of oregano^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Croton+guatemalensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize. — Arvigo R.; Balick M. · Lotus Press; Wisconsin. · 1993 · ISBN 0-914955-13-6 ↩︎Excellent book looking at the medicinal uses of 100 plants from the rainforests of Belize. There is a line-drawing of each plant, a basic description, details of habitat and a list of traditional uses.
[3]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/