Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.
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| Family: | EUPHORBIACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Croton | ||||
| Synonym: | Croton variegatus L. | ||||
| Common Name: | Not available | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | July - January | ||||
| Distribution: | Malaysia to South West Pacific, introduced elsewhere | ||||
| Habitat: | Several ornamental varieties are grown as garden plants | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Croton is a monoecious plant, well-branched shrub. Leaves alternate, variegated above. Inflorescence: staminate, lax, spicate to racemose; bracts 1-6 flowered. Perianth 5 + 5. Stamens 15-100. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 3-celled; ovule 1 per cell; styles 3, shortly connate at base. Fruit is a Drupe, dehiscing into 3 bivalved cocci; seeds subglobose, smooth, marbled. | ||||