Croton sylvaticus
Encyclopedia
Croton sylvaticus is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae
family. It is commonly known as the Forest Fever-berry. These trees are distributed in forests from the east coast of South Africa
to Tropical Africa
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Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
family. It is commonly known as the Forest Fever-berry. These trees are distributed in forests from the east coast of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
to Tropical Africa
Tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is most familiar in the West as depicted by its rain forests, this region of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with warm to hot moist climates caused by latitude and the tropical rain belt, the geology of areas, particularly mountain...
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