Plant Details

Accepted name:: Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
fakkus al-hameer	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
ghubayrah	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
neel	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
sabbagh	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
sammah	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
sammua	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
tournesol	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zereej	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
سباغ	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سماح	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سموه	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
غبيره	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
فقوس الحمير	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
seeds		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 30 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 850 (1826).
Croton tinctorius L. Sp. Pl.: 1004 (1753).
Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Zool. Akad. Nauk Uzbeksk. S.S.R. 11: 23 (1948).
Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VI: 24 (1912).
Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 850 (1826).
Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 314 (1852).
Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij Bot. Mater. Gerb. Inst. Bot. Zool. Akad. Nauk Uzbeksk. S.S.R. 14: 23 (1954).
Chrozophora obliqua var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) Duthie Fl. Gangetic Plain 3: 105 (1915).
Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 539 (1845).
Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VI: 21 (1912).
Chrozophora tinctoria f. brachypetala Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 749 (1866).
Chrozophora tinctoria var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 749 (1866), not validly publ.
Chrozophora tinctoria var. glabrata Heldr. Parnassus Boicus: 277 (1899).
Chrozophora tinctoria var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 850 (1826).
Chrozophora tinctoria subsp. obliqua (Vahl) O.Bolòs & Vigo Fl. Països Catalans 2: 547 (1990).
Chrozophora tinctoria var. subplicata Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 749 (1866).
Chrozophora tinctoria var. verbascifolia (Willd.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 748 (1866).
Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 851 (1826).
Chrozophora villosa Lindl. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 10: 78 (1840).
Chrozophora warionii Coss. ex Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 804 (1890).
Croton argenteus Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: lxxv (1775), nom. illeg.
Croton obliquus Vahl Symb. Bot. 1: 78 (1790).
Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 850 (1826), nom. illeg.
Croton patulus Lag. Gen. Sp. Pl.: 21 (1816).
Croton verbascifolius Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 539 (1805).
Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench Methodus: 286 (1794).
Tournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch. J. Bot. (Morot) 1: 135 (1887).
Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill. Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 932 (1884).
Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 621 (1891).
Tournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill. Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 932 (1884).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Chrozophora oblique (Vahl) Sprengel	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss.	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) Juss.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Chrozophora tinctoria A.Juss.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Chrrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss.	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Croton tinctorius L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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