Back قشر عنبر Arabic كروتون الوتريا ARZ Croton eluteria AST Croton eluteria Azerbaijani Croton eluteria Catalan Croton eluteria CEB Croton eluteria German Croton eluteria Spanish Croton eluteria French Каскаролла Russian
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. eluteria
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Croton eluteria, known as cascarilla, is a plant species of the genus Croton that is native to the Caribbean. It has been naturalized in other tropical regions of the Americas. It grows to be a small tree or tall shrub, rarely reaching 20 feet (6 m) in height. Its leaves are scanty, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, averaging 2 inches (5 cm) long, with close scaling below, giving a metallic silver-bronze appearance, and scattered white scales above. The flowers are small, with white petals, and very fragrant, appearing in March and April. The scented bark is fissured, pale yellowish brown, and may be covered in lichen.[1]
- ^ "A Modern Herbal | Cascarilla". Botanical.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.