Croton aromaticus

Croton aromaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Croton
Species: C. aromaticus
Binomial name
Croton aromaticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cascarilla aromatica (L.) Raf.
  • Croton tiliifolius var. aromaticus (L.) Lam.
  • Oxydectes aromatica (L.) Kuntze

Croton aromaticus is a species of plant of the genus Croton and the family of Euphorbiaceae, native to in the Indian subcontinent. The plant is known as "Wel keppetiya - වෙල් කැප්පෙටියා" in Sri Lanka, where the roots, leaves and bark are widely used in Ayurveda for the treatments of bronchitis, diarrhoea, fever, malaria and dysentery.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-49342
  2. ↑ http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=492&s=Family_name


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