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Croton megalobotrys

Common names: feverberry, large feverberry (Eng.); koorsbessie, grootkoorsbessie (Afr.); motsibi (Northern Sotho), muruthu (Tshivenda)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... and contains brown and white-spotted seeds. The Croton leuconeurus is similar to C. megalobotrys , but ... to areas surrounding the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Croton megalobotrys occurs quite frequently from Tanzania in ... as an energy source by elephant, kudu and black rhino. Croton This tree can withstand long drought periods but does ...

17 / 12 / 2018 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: small lavender fever-berry (Eng.); kleinlaventelkoorsbessie, sandkoorsbessie (Afr.); uHubeshane (isiZulu)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Sifiso Mnxati KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium September 2012 Croton pseudopulchellus is a perennial shrub, ... hairy scales. Fruiting time is from December to June. Croton is a genus of about 800 species, mostly pantropical. ... southern Africa, of which 10 are confined to South Africa. Croton pseudopulchellus is distributed in tropical East and ...

24 / 09 / 2012 | Sifiso Mnxati | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Croton sylvaticus tree. Photo G. Nichols

Common names: forest fever-berry, woodland croton (Eng.); boskoorsbessie (Afr.), umFeze, uMagwaqane (Xhosa); umHloshazane, uGebeleweni, umZilanyoni, inDumbahlozi (Z

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... with short hairs, usually with three roundish lobes. Croton sylvaticus grows in coastal and inland forests, in ... KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga to Limpopo. Croton sylvaticus fruits are poisonous, but are eaten by ... the genus is the Green-veined Charaxes, Charaxes candiope. Croton Propagate this tree from seed, in trays filled with ...

25 / 08 / 2008 | Alec Naidoo | Pretoria NBG

Croton gratissimus ( Image copyright Geoff Nichols)

Common names: bergboegoe, ilabele, inkubathi, isikhumampuphu, korannaboegoe, lavender croton, lavender fever berry, laventelbos, laventelkoorsbessie, maloga

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... drooping terminal branches. The leaves of the lavender croton are simple and alternate, with a beautiful and ... but mainly associated with stony soils and rocky outcrops. Croton The seed should be collected just before it is ... the Middle East, South Africa and southern USA. Croton is an extensive plant genus of the family ...

19 / 12 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG

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Croton megalobotrys

Croton pseudopulchellus

Croton sylvaticus

Croton gratissimus