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 References Chrozophoreae Euphorbiaceae genera