Chrozophora Explained

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]

1. Chrozophora brocchiana - Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa; Cape Verde
2. Chrozophora gangetica - India
3. Chrozophora mujunkumi - Uzbekistan
4. Chrozophora oblongifolia - E Africa, Middle East, India, Pakistan
5. Chrozophora plicata - Sub-Saharan Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Java
6. Chrozophora rottleri - Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina
7. Chrozophora sabulosa - Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia, Xinjiang
8. Chrozophora sabulosa - W Africa
9. Chrozophora tinctoria - Mediterranean, Middle East, India, Pakistan, Central Asia

Formerly includedmoved to other genera (Codiaeum and Mallotus)

1. C. mollissima - Mallotus mollissimus
2. C. peltata - Codiaeum peltatum

Notes and References

1. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 27
2. Web site: Tropicos - Name - !Chrozophora Neck. ex A. Juss.. www.tropicos.org.
3. Web site: Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
4. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Chrozophora Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Chrozophora
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=106944 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 223 沙戟属 sha ji shu Chrozophora Necker ex A. Jussieu, Euphorb. Gen. 27. 1824.
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=106944 Flora of Pakistan, Chrozophora Neck. ex A.H.L. Juss., Euph. Gen. Tent. 27. 1824.