Croton glandulosus
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton glandulosus

Croton glandulosus

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

The stiff hairs of this plant can sting slightly[ 469 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 27 Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1928 ISBN Description Contains a Flora of the Panama Canal zone ].

Botanical Description

Croton glandulosus is an erect, annual to perennial plant growing 15 - 100cm tall with stems that are usually herbaceous but sometimes become more or less woody[ 342 Title Flora of Jamaica Publication Author Fawcett. W. & Rendle. A. B. Publisher British Museum Year 1910 ISBN Description Rather dated, so many name changes. Nevertheless, a very good guide to the plants of the Caribbean. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from various websites. , 1893 Title O gênero Croton (Euphorbiaceae) na microrregião do Vale do Ipanema, Pernambuco, Brasil Publication Rodriguésia 60 (4): 879-901. 2009 Author Silva, J. S., Sales, M. F. & Carneiro-Torres, D. S. Website https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860200960409 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description , 1895 Title The tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae, Crotonoideae) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 321 (1): 001-059, 2017 Author Sodré R.C. et al Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.321.1.1 Publisher Year 2017 ISBN 1179-3163 Description ]. The plant is sometimes cultivated as a soil stabilizer on sand banks in Venezuela[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Costa Rica to Mexico; W. Caribbean; southern N. America
HabitatDry grassy hillsides or on sandbars along streams, at elevations from 200 - 1,250 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description 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/ ].