Cephalocroton


Cephalocroton is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to central, eastern, and southern Africa from Nigeria and Ethiopia south to KwaZulu-Natal.
;Use
The dead wood of some species can be used as a fumigant.
;Species
  1. Cephalocroton cordofanus Hochst. - Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
  2. Cephalocroton incanus M.G.Gilbert - Nigeria, Ethiopia
  3. Cephalocroton mollis Klotzsch - Tanzania, Mozambuque, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
  4. Cephalocroton polygynus Pax & K.Hoffm. - Somalia
;formerly included
moved to other genera ''''