Chrozophora

Chrozophora
Chrozophora tinctoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chrozophoreae
Subtribe:	Chrozophorinae
Genus:	Chrozophora Neck. ex A.Juss.
Type species
Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss.
Species
Chrozophora rottleri Chrozophora tinctoria etc.

Chrozophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the sole genus comprised in the subtribe Chrozophorinae. It comprises 11 or 12 species, which are monoecious herbs or undershrubs. They are found from Africa and the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia.

C. tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant

Synonyms

• Crossophora Link.
• Crozophora A.Juss. (orth. var.)
• Ricinoides Moench
• Tournesol Adans.
• Tournesolia Scop.