Large feverberry
ZZ Croton megalobotrys

Family: Euphorbiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It can grow 15 m tall. The branches are often drooping. The leaves are whitish with silvery green hairs. The leaves have irregular edges and rough teeth. The flowers are yellowish-green. The fruit are 4 cm long by 3.8 cm wide. They are green and turn orange to brown.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Croton gubouga S. Moore; Oxydecstes megalobotrys (Mull.Arg.) Kuntze;