Croton mubango
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton mubango

Croton mubango

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton mubango is a very elegant shrub or tree with a dense, spreading crown, that can grow up to 17 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Croton mubango is frequently planted as a shade tree in villages[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - ?Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, DR Congo, Angola.
HabitatMargins of dense forest, secondary forest and tree savannah[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Savannahs; disturbed forests; rather dry sandy hilly places; outskirts of forests[ 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. ].