Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, what family does Aristotelia a genus with 18 species, of tree belong to?
Croton (plant) Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to "Codiaeum variegatum". The generic name comes from the Greek κρότος ("krótos "), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species.
Mongongo The mongongo tree, mongongo nut or manketti tree ("Schinziophyton rautanenii") is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae and of the monotypic genus Schinziophyton. A large, spreading tree, the mongongo reaches 15–20 metres tall. It is found on wooded hills and among sand dunes, and is associated with the Kalahari sand soil-types. The leaves are a distinctive hand-shape, and the pale yellow wood is similar in characteristics to balsa, being both lightweight and strong. The yellowish flowers occur in slender, loose sprays.