Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Croton pseudopulchellus
Croton pseudopulchellus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The leaves and root are reported to contain the toxalbumin, crotin[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
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[2]. The flowers are sweet-smelling and attract many insects[1]. The plant is usually monoecious (male and female flowers are distinct but found on the same plant), though occasional dioecious forms (male and female flowers are on different plants) are found[3].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Croton+pseudopulchellus>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.