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 (L.) A.Juss.
Synonyms[1]
Crossophora Link. Crozophora A.Juss. (spelling variation) Ricinoides Moench Tournesol Adans. Tournesolia Scop.

Chrozophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.[2][3] It comprises monoecious herbs or undershrubs. The genus is widespread across Europe, Africa, and Asia.[1][4][5][6]

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

Species[1]

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 included

moved to other genera (Codiaeum and Mallotus)

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

References

1. "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
2. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 27
3. "Tropicos - Name - !Chrozophora Neck. ex A. Juss". www.tropicos.org.
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Chrozophora includes photos + European distribution maps
5. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 223 沙戟属 sha ji shu Chrozophora Necker ex A. Jussieu, Euphorb. Gen. 27. 1824.
6. Flora of Pakistan, Chrozophora Neck. ex A.H.L. Juss., Euph. Gen. Tent. 27. 1824.