Croton argyratus
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Croton argyratus

Croton argyratus

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton argyratus is an evergreen, monoecious, small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall but is usually smaller[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ]. The cylindrical bole is fairly straight, up to 70cm (occasionally to 170 cm) in diameter, without buttresses[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for its timber, oil and various medicinal uses. It is also sometimes cultivated as a living fence. Croton argyratus has a wide distribution and there are no known specific threats causing any significant decline The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatOpen areas, hill slopes and partly disturbed places in evergreen forest, secondary forest in rubber plantation, at rocky streams and roadsides; at elevations from 50 - 400 metres[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ].