Chrozophora

Tab or >

Use autocomplete instead of having to type full scientific names:

Welwitschia mirabilis or Amborella trichopoda

Search for common names in over 250 languages:

Giant Redwood, Tollkirscheor 莲

Filter results by categories or years:

endangered perennial medicinal 2024 1977

Look up IDs of major taxonomic databases:

4672364-4 or Q36484

Don't know where to start?

Searching for your name or birth year is always fun.

Nothing in your cart yet!Add a device?

	Item	Count		Total
			$

< Back to Overview

Loading shipping options...

< Back to Address

Payment options:

Pay by Credit Card or direct bank debit
Purchase Order Pay by wire or bank transfer After you confirm your order, we'll email you an invoice and all bank details to complete your purchase. Email:

< Back to Shipping

Processing... Creating order Confirming inventory Processing payment Acquiring shipping Final confirmation (Cleaning up)

Order confirmed!

Summary

Devices$ 0

Plants$ 0

ShippingNot yet calculated

TaxesNot yet calculated

Total$ 0

Address

Shipping

Payment

Start Checkout

Home Plants tracheophyta magnoliopsida malpighiales euphorbiaceae Chrozophora

Neck. ex A.Juss.

1824

Loading image...

Climate | Habitat | History | Research

Summary

Chrozophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It comprises monoecious herbs or undershrubs. The genus is widespread across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Chrozophora tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant. Species 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 mollis......read more on Wikipedia.