Croton gratissimus gratissimus

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Kalahari buku
• Lavendar Croton
• Lavender Fever-Berry
• Laventelkoorsbessie
• Sandalwood-Tree

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Croton antunesii
• Oxydectes welwitschiana
• Oxydectes zambesica
• Croton amabilis
• Oxydectes amabilis
• Croton microbotryus
• Croton zambesicus
• Croton welwitschianus

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is classified within the order Malpighiales and the family Euphorbiaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Croton under the specific variety Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution concentrated within the West Tropical Africa region. Its presence is documented across several diverse nations, including the country of Benin. Furthermore, it can be found growing within the borders of Burkina and Gambia. The species also extends its range into Ghana, demonstrating its regional prevalence. Finally, its habitat includes the territory of Guinea, completing its documented West African range.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus has 3 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem, fruit, leaf.

Stem

1. Phytochemistry
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Fruit

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Leaf

1. Journal of natural products

Chemicals

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus has 7 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Betulinol, Crotocorylifuran, Crotozambefuran A, Crotozambefuran B, Crotozambefuran C.

Betulinol

1. Phytochemistry

Crotocorylifuran

1. Phytochemistry

Crotozambefuran A

1. Phytochemistry

Crotozambefuran B

1. Phytochemistry

Crotozambefuran C

1. Phytochemistry

Lupeol

1. Phytochemistry

Sitosterol

1. Phytochemistry

Activities

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus has 1 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Hypoglycemic.

Hypoglycemic

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Preparations

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus has 5 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include chloroform fractions obtained by liquid-liquid partitioning from ethanolic extracts of fruits, ethanolic extracts of fruits, extracts, leaves, stem bark.

Chloroform fractions obtained by liquid-liquid partitioning from ethanolic extracts of fruits

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Ethanolic extracts of fruits

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Extracts

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Leaves

1. Journal of natural products

Stem bark

1. Phytochemistry