Croton gratissimus gratissimus
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13 Jun 2008
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13 Jun 2008
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Full name: | Croton gratissimus Burch. var. gratissimus |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Vaalbos, Laventelkoorsbessie |
| English common name(s): | Lavender bush, Lavender fever-berry, Lavender croton |
| Synonym(s): | Croton zambesicus Müll.Arg. Croton microbotryus Pax Croton amabilis Müll.Arg. Croton antunesii Pax Croton welwitschianus Müll.Arg. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Shrub or small tree. The leaves are very conspicuously silvery white underneath. It is distinguished from var. subgratissimus by the absence of stellate hairs on the upper surface of the leaves. Flower buds are present on the trees throughout the dry season but only open after the first rains. (from Flora of Mozambique website) Croton gratissimus has been divided into two varieties, namely; C. gratissimus var. gratissimus and C. gratissimus var. subgratissimus. Variety gratissimus has no hairs on the upper surface, while variety subgratissimus has stellate hairs on the upper surface and occurs mainly in Zimbabwe, Botswana and the far northern areas of South Africa. (from http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/crotongrat.htm) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
