Chrozophora tinctoria
| dyer's croton |
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| Chrozophora tinctoria |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| (unranked): |
Angiosperms |
| (unranked): |
Eudicots |
| (unranked): |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: |
Chrozophoreae |
| Subtribe: |
Chrozophorinae |
| Genus: |
Chrozophora |
| Species: |
C. tinctoria |
| Binomial name |
Chrozophora tinctoria
(L.) A.Juss.
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| Synonyms |
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Croton tinctorius L.
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Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench
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Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill.
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Croton argenteus Forssk. 1775 not L. 1753
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Croton obliquus Vahl
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Croton verbascifolius Willd.
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Croton patulus Lag.
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Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng.
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Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
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Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
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Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng.
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Chrozophora villosa Lindl.
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Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl
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Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge
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Tournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill.
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Tournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch.
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Chrozophora warionii Coss. ex Batt.
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Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) Kuntze
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Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
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Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
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Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij
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Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij
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Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton,giradol, or turnsole) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
Chrozophora tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant.
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