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Croton macrostachyus

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Name

Identification
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Croton macrostachys
  • Croton macrostachyus
  • Croton guerzesiensis
  • Rottlera schimperi

Flora

Entry for Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], in Ferret & Galinier Voy. Abyss. 3: 158 (1847); F.T.A. 6, 1: 772; Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 193–196, t. 36, 4–5.
Croton guerzesiensis Beille [family EUPHORBIACEAE], in BullSocBotFr61, Mém 8: 294 (1917); ChevBot570.
Information
A tree, insavannah, up to 30–50 ft high; flowers white; fruit slightly 3-lobed, about 1/2 in. diam.
Habitat
savannah
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa
Distribution
Fr. G. Lola to Nzo, Guerze country (Mar.)Iv. C. Danipleu (Mar.)N. Nig. Bauchi Plateau (May) Lely P. 314! Pankshin Kennedy FHI 8064!Br. Cam. Bamenda Prov.: Njinikom (May) Maitland 1506! Bambui (fr. Jan.) Keay FHI 28334! Kumbo (May) Johnstone 138/31!

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