IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Neetu Kumari
Hi! Neetu this side, I'm a keen observer of the nature around me since my childhood and I always wanted to share the beauty of the mother nature with others too, so, I'm here to share my observations about plants.
- Croton pauperulus Müll.Arg., Croton rivinoides Chodat, Oxydectes bonplandiana (Baill.) Kuntze, Oxydectes pauperula (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Naturally grown
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It is a native, monoecious, wild annual herb or undershrub.
Due to the resemblance of the Leaves and Inflorescence to that of Tulsi, this plant is often called as Ban Tulsi (Jungli Tulsi).
This plant has been widely used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments like jaundice, acute constipation, abdominal dropsy, dysentery, external wounds, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and infectious disorders.Source: Flowers of India, India Biodiversity Portal, Gurcharan Singh
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Croton bonplandianum: Inflorescence and Fruits
Inflorescence: Racemose, female flowers towards the base and solitary, male flowers towards the top, solitary or in clusters. Fruits: Schizocarpic splitting into 3 one celled cocci and Fruits are with a warty surface. -
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Croton bonplandianum: Habit and Leaves
Leaves: Alternate, simple, lanceolate, venation unicostate reticulate and have a toothed margin.
Beautiful pictures