- Chrozophora tinctoria
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Chrozophora tinctoria Chrozophora tinctoria Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Acalyphoideae Tribe: Chrozophoreae Subtribe: Chrozophorinae Genus: Chrozophora Species: C. tinctoria Binomial name Chrozophora tinctoria
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Synonyms Heliotropium tricoccum
Croton tinctoriumChrozophora tinctoria (the "dyers' crook carrier", from its use and the curved tip of its spike of florets) is the type species in the genus Chrozophora.
C. tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant.
Categories:- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbiaceae stubs
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