Plant Details

Accepted name:: Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
broad-leaved croton	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
croton à feuilles larges	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
forest fever tree	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
mtumbatu	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
woodland croton	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Croton acuminatus R.Br. in H.Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: lxv (1814), nom. nud.
Croton butaguensis De Wild. Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl.): 16 (1921).
Croton guerzesiensis Beille ex A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç.: 570 (1920).
Croton guerzesiensis Beille Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 294 (1917), nom. illeg.
Croton macrostachyus var. mollissimus Chiov. Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 4: 98 (1939).
Oxydectes macrostachya (Hochst. ex Delile) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 610 (1891).
Rottlera schimperi Hochst. & Steud. Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 21 (1841).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Croton macrostachys Hochst	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Croton macrostachys Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Croton macrostachyus Hochst.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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