Croton sousae

Botanical Description

Croton sousae is a tree growing from 3 - 20 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Croton sousae has a very small range, being restricted to the state of Veracruz in Mexico. Habitat destruction is the main threat for the taxon with many areas that are being cleared for agricultural-livestock activities. A high percentage of the original rainforest here has already disappeared and the conservation and restoration of all the remaining rainforest fragments are necessary to effectively preserve the plant diversity. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].