Euphorbiaceae
Bonpland's croton
Croton bonplandianus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Common names
By language (4)
- Bangla
- বন তুলসী, বন মরিচ
- Chinese
- 波氏巴豆, 本氏巴豆
- English
- Bonpland's croton, Rush foil
- Telugu
- క్రోటాన్ బోన్ప్లాడియనం
Synonyms
- Croton pauperulus Müll.Arg.
- Croton rivinoides Chodat
- Croton sparsiflorus Morong
- Oxydectes bonplandiana (Baill.) Kuntze
- Oxydectes pauperula (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Oxydectes sparsiflora (Morong) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.