Review Article

Phylogeny, Phytomedicines, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, and Toxicity of Croton gratissimus Burch (Euphorbiaceae)

Table 1

Different names of Croton gratissimus [17, 22].

CommunityName

EnglishLavender fever berry croton
LatinCroton gratissimus BurchCroton microbotryus PaxCroton antunesii PaxCroton welwitschianus Müll. ArgCroton zambesicus Müll. ArgCroton amabilis Müll. ArgOxydectes amabilis (Müll. Arg.) KuntzeOxydectes welwitschiana (Müll. Arg.) KuntzeOxydectes zambesica (Müll. Arg.) Kuntze
ShonaGunukia, Mubangwa, Mufundemengwe
AfrikaansKoorsbessie
SiloziMukena
SetswanaMologa, Cassaca, Kanunkila
DamaraGameb
SudaneseUm-Geleigla
GikuyuMukinduri
SwahiliMsuduzi
LuhyaOmuchindori/omusine
KambaKithulu/muthulu
SamburuLaeruguet or Lmarakweet
MaasaiOlokindigai or Enkitaru in Narok Ol-oiborbenek or Ol-ngergoit in Kajiado