Euphorbiaceae

Mexican spurge

Chrozophora rottleri (Geiseler) Spreng.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Chrozophora

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Mexican spurge (Chrozophora rottleri) — FlowerPhoto: P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Bangla: ক্ষুদি ওকরা
English: Mexican spurge
Indonesian: Banding

Synonyms

Chrozophora plicata var. rottleri (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.
Croton rottleri Geiseler

Flowers

In flower: January, March to May, July (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aryan K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.