Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton pseudopulchellus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves and root are reported to contain the toxalbumin, crotin[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description 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/ ].

Botanical Description

Croton pseudopulchellus is a shrub usually growing from 2 - 4 metres tall, occasionally to 6 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of poles. It is a useful plant for stabilizing sand dunes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - mainly in the east from Kenya and Somalia to Zambia, Zimbabwe and S. Africa; also in Mali, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina and Nigeria.

HabitatBushland; sometimes abundant in secondary regrowth; coastal dune forest and scrub; Androstachys johnsonii thicket and dry forest; Baikiaea mutemwa; mopane and Burkea woodlands on Kalahari Sand[ 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. ].