Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Codiaeum variegatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

This species may be poisonous if consumed in large quantities[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The bark, roots, latex and leaves are poisonous, containing the toxin called 5-deoxyingenol. Chewing the bark and roots is said to cause burning of the mouth[ 350 Title National Tropical Botanical Garden Publication Author Website http://ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses. ]. The latex has caused eczema in some gardeners after repeated exposure[ 350 Title National Tropical Botanical Garden Publication Author Website http://ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses. ].

Botanical Description

Codiaeum variegatum is an evergreen shrub or a small tree branching from low down; it can grow up to 3 metres tall but is usually smaller in cultivation[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, being especially valued for its vast range of variegated-leaf cultivars.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, northeast Australia, through the western Pacific to Fiji and Vanuatu

HabitatAn understory plant in well developed lowland and upland rain forest but tends to be more common at the drier end of the rain forest types and is most abundant on soils derived from recent basalt flows; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].