Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Genus:

Croton

Species:

Croton sylvaticus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, West Tropical Africa: Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon