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Enriched botanical record

Croton morifolius

Croton morifolius Willd.

Also indexed asPalillo
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Scientific name with authorshipCroton morifolius Willd.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Croton deppeanus Steud.Croton flavescens Greenm.Croton flavescens var. brandegeeanus CroizatCroton fragilis var. sericeus Müll.Arg.Croton juigalpensis Standl. & L.O.WilliamsCroton morifolius var. brandegeeanus (Croizat) G.L.WebsterCroton morifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.Croton morifolius var. lanatus Müll.Arg.Croton morifolius var. lanatus Willd.Croton morifolius var. morifoliusCroton morifolius var. obtusifolius Willd.Croton morifolius var. sphaerocarpus (Kunth) Müll.Arg.Croton rhamnifolius var. caudatus PaxCroton sericeus Schltdl. & Cham.Croton sphaerocarpus KunthOxydectes morifolia (Willd.) Kuntze

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier70562-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Croton morifolius.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.