Chrozophora tinctoria
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| Species: | C. tinctoria
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Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton,[2] giradol,[2] or turnsole[2]) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia.[1][3][4][5]
Chrozophora tinctoria produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant.
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c "Chrozophora tinctoria information from NPGS/GRIN". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Tornasole comune, Turn Sole, tournesol, tornasol, Lackmuskraut, Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A. Juss.
- ^ Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additions to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
- ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
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