Chrozophora
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Chrozophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.[1][2] It comprises monoecious herbs or undershrubs. The genus is widespread across Europe, Africa, and Asia.[3][4][5][6]
Chrozophora tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant
- Species[3]
- Chrozophora brocchiana - Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa; Cape Verde
- Chrozophora gangetica - India
- Chrozophora mujunkumi - Uzbekistan
- Chrozophora oblongifolia - E Africa, Middle East, India, Pakistan
- Chrozophora plicata - Sub-Saharan Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Java
- Chrozophora rottleri - Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina
- Chrozophora sabulosa - Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia, Xinjiang
- Chrozophora sabulosa - W Africa
- Chrozophora tinctoria - Mediterranean, Middle East, India, Pakistan, Central Asia
- Formerly included
moved to other genera (Codiaeum and Mallotus)
- C. mollissima - Mallotus mollissimus
- C. peltata - Codiaeum peltatum
References
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- ↑ Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 27
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- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Chrozophora includes photos + European distribution maps
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 223 沙戟属 sha ji shu Chrozophora Necker ex A. Jussieu, Euphorb. Gen. 27. 1824.
- ↑ Flora of Pakistan, Chrozophora Neck. ex A.H.L. Juss., Euph. Gen. Tent. 27. 1824.
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