Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton aromaticus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton aromaticus is a shrub or a small tree growing up to 3 metres tall[ 1033 Title Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka Publication Author Website http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site and comprehensive information resource, still being developed (2016), detailing the Ayurvedic medicinal uses of the plants of Sri Lanka ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The plant has also shown insecticidal and fungicidal activity.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

Habitat; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].