Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Croton noronhae
Croton noronhae
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Croton noronhae is an evergreen shrub growing 1 - 2 metres tall[ 740 Title Annales Du Musée Colonial De Marseille Series 5 Volume 7. Publication Author Leandri M.J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Faculté Des Sciences De Marseille Year 1939 ISBN Description Includes a monograph on the genus Croton in Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use to make a highly intoxicating drink.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - eastern Madagascar.
HabitatLittoral forest and by the coast[ 740 Title Annales Du Musée Colonial De Marseille Series 5 Volume 7. Publication Author Leandri M.J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Faculté Des Sciences De Marseille Year 1939 ISBN Description Includes a monograph on the genus Croton in Madagascar. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].