| Chrozophora tinctoria |
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| Flower details |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: |
Chrozophora |
| Species: |
C. tinctoria |
| Binomial name |
Chrozophora tinctoria
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| Synonyms |
- Croton tinctorius L.
- Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench
- Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill.
- Croton argenteus Forssk. 1775 not L. 1753
- Croton obliquus Vahl
- Croton verbascifolius Willd.
- Croton patulus Lag.
- Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng.
- Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
- Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
- Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng.
- Chrozophora villosa Lindl.
- Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl
- Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge
- Tournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill.
- Tournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch.
- Chrozophora warionii Coss. ex Batt.
- Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) Kuntze
- Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij
- Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij
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Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton, giradol, turnsole or dyer's litmus plant) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia. It is also present as a weed in North America and Australia.