Chrozophora tinctoria
Dyer's Croton
a perennial member of the Chrozophora genus in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Chrozophora
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Edible red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[4]. There are no edible uses listed for Chrozophora tinctoria.
Material uses
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Red and blue dyes are obtained from the flowers, fruit and sap[3].
Environment
- Range
- Southern Europe - the Mediterranean.
- Habitat
- Dry places near the coast[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Cultivation
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A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[2]. See also[1]. 50
References
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986-00-00
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202