Croton hirtus L'Hér.

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Croton hirtus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela

Croton hirtus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela

Croton hirtus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela

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Synonyms: Brachystachys hirta Klotzsch
Croton comes Standl. & L.O.Williams
Croton glandulosus Vell. var. hirtus (L'Hér.) Croizat
Oxydectes glandulosa (L.) Kuntze var. hirta Kuntze
Podostachys hirta Klotzsch
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Status: Native
Description:
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Habitat: A weed in waste places, old plantations and along roadsides.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 600 m
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Worldwide distribution: Native in Central and South America. Introduced in West Africa, DR Congo, Tanzania, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Thailand, Indonesia and New Guinea.
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Growth form(s): Annual.
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Croton hirtus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Croton hirtus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Croton hirtus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Croton hirtus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Croton hirtus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Croton hirtus
JSTOR Plant Science: Croton hirtus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Croton hirtus
Plants of the World Online: Croton hirtus
Tropicos: Croton hirtus
Wikipedia: Croton hirtus


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Croton hirtus.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=252590, retrieved 3 June 2025

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