Euphorbiaceae FAMILY
Croton draconopsis
Croton draconopsis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Croton draconopsis is a shrub or tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical West Africa - DR Congo, Angola.
HabitatDamp forests with Flagellaria guineensis; river banks; secondary thickets; primitive forests[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].