Chrozophora
| Chrozophora | |
|---|---|
| Chrozophora tinctoria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
| Subtribe: | Chrozophorinae |
| Genus: | Chrozophora Neck. ex A.Juss. 1824 not Pax & K. Hoffm. 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Chrozophora tinctoria | |
| Synonyms | |
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 mollissimus
- C. peltata - Codiaeum peltatum