Chrozophora

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
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 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