Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Croton (6)
Epithet: gratissimus Burch. (1)
Synonyms: Croton amabilis Müll.Arg., Croton antunesii Pax, Croton microbotryus Pax, Croton welwitschianus Müll.Arg., Croton zambesicus Müll.Arg., Oxydectes amabilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Oxydectes gratissima (Burch.) Kuntze, Oxydectes welwitschiana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Oxydectes zambesica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
amabilis => lovely
gratissima => gratifying, with great pleasure
gratissimus => gratifying, with great pleasure