Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Chrozophora (1)
Epithet: tinctoria (L.) A.Juss. (4)
Synonyms: Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij, Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng., Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge, Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij, Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl, Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) Raf., Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng., Chrozophora villosa Lindl., Chrozophora warionii Coss., Croton argenteus Forssk., Croton obliquus Vahl, Croton oblongifolius Sieber, Croton patulus Lag., Croton tinctorius L., Croton verbascifolius Willd., Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench, Tournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch., Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill., Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) Kuntze, Tournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill., Tournesolia tinctoria (L.) Baill.
cordifolia => with heart-shaped leaves
glabrata => becoming smooth or glabrous
integrifolia => having leaves with unbroken smooth edge
tinctoria => used for dyeing.
tinctorius => used for dyeing
villosa => hairy or shaggy