Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Croton scheffleri
Croton scheffleri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Croton scheffleri is a shrub or tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall, though it is more likely to be 3 - 6 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia.
HabitatBushland and thicket, generally in rocky places, on lava, poor soils; riverine thicket; dry deciduous woodland with Sterculia, Adansonia, Commiphora, Combretum; at elevations from 550 - 2,300 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].