Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton floribundus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton floribundus is a deciduous or semideciduous tree with an elongated, dense crown; it can grow 6 - 10 metres tall. The bole is usually short, up to 4 metres tall, and slightly crooked, 20 - 40cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 528 Title Indicador de Madeiras e Plantas Uteis do Brasil. Publication Author Fonseca E. T. De Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Officinas graphicas Villas-Boas & Co.; Rio de Janeiro Year 1922 ISBN Description Brief details of some of the uses of Brazilian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and range of local medicinal uses. It is a potentially useful pioneer species for re-establishing woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, central and eastern Brazil.

HabitatA characteristic plant of secondary, semideciduous forests, also found on the borders of disturbed primary forests[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].