Plant Details

Accepted name:: Croton sylvaticus Hochst. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dianga	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
dibimbi di muaka nungu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
fever tree	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
forest croton	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
forest fever berry	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kidianga	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
londjo	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
msinduzi	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
umagwaqane	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umfeze	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umgwaqane	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
woodland croton	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Claoxylon sphaerocarpum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 284 (1898).
Croton asperifolius Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 79 (1909).
Croton bukobensis Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 77 (1909).
Croton oxypetalus Müll.Arg. J. Bot. 2: 339 (1864).
Croton stuhlmannii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 80 (1894).
Croton verdickii De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 277 (1908).
Oxydectes oxypetala (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
Oxydectes sylvatica (Hochst.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Croton sylvaticus	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Croton sylvaticus Hochst.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Croton sylvaticus Hochst. ex C.Krauss	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
Croton sylvaticus Hochst. ex Krauss	SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)

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