Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton pyrifolius

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton pyrifolius is a tree with a narrow crown growing up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be 30cm in diameter[ 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/ , 544 Title Cataloge of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 - 1861 Publication Author Hiern. W.P. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Longmans & Co.; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description In 6 volumes, it gives botanical descriptions and some uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Congo, Angola.

HabitatClosed and dry deciduous forest and secondary regrowth[ 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/ ]. Prefers dense forests[ 544 Title Cataloge of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 - 1861 Publication Author Hiern. W.P. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Longmans & Co.; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description In 6 volumes, it gives botanical descriptions and some uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].