Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Croton cascarilloides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton cascarilloides is a shrub growing 50 - 200cm tall. The bole can be 12cm in diameter[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Croton cascarilloides has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatPrimary dry evergreen or mixed evergreen/deciduous forest; bamboo-hardwood forest; secondary dipterocarp forest; rocky slopes and outcrops; hills; streambanks; usually in shaded positions, at elevations up to 600 metres[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ].