| Cephalocroton | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Epiprineae |
| Subtribe: | Epiprininae |
| Genus: | Cephalocroton Hochst. |
| Species | |
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Cephalocroton cordofanus |
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Cephalocroton is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 5 species, native to Africa, Socotra, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Sri Lanka.
The dead wood of some species can be used as a fumigant.