Sahyadri Croton
Croton gibsonianus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
How to identify Sahyadri Croton
Identify Sahyadri Croton by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed (serrate/dentate edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sahyadri Croton.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Croton gibsonianus
- Genus
- Croton
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahyadri Croton itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahyadri Croton itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sahyadri Croton
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Sahyadri Croton (Croton gibsonianus) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Kerala. It grows in moist deciduous and Evergreen forests.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Sahyadri Croton belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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