Croton humbertii

Botanical Description

Croton humbertii is an evergreen shrub growing 2 - 3 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 as an insect repellent and source of charcoal. Croton humbertii is found only in the Alaotra Mangoro region of Toamasina province in Madagascar and the known populations are under severe threat from human activities such as mining, logging and agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].