Sangre de grado

Croton lechleri

Not a resin but a red latex, the Amazonian 'dragon's blood' with actual clinical study behind its wound-healing use.

· Atlas · Plant species

Croton lechleri
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
OrderMalpighiales
HabitFast-growing tree of Amazonian forest edges
GBIF occurrence records1,331

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • Ecuador 671
  • Peru 306
  • Colombia 214
  • Bolivia 38
  • Brazil 36
  • United States 6

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.