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Croton
Croton is a large genus of about 1,200 species of herbs, shrubs and trees in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Garden crotons usually means the colourful Codiaeum variegatum, a tropical shrub grown for its leaves, and the genus includes many species that need warm, bright, frost-free conditions.
Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum. The generic name comes from the Greek κρότος (krótos), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species.
Croton species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Schinia citrinellus, which feeds exclusively on the plant.
Alabama croton · Cortez's croton · Bush croton · Lavender Croton · Hance's Croton · Mukinduri · Croton salutaris · Turkey Mullein · Purging croton
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