Biology:Cratoxylum
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Cratoxylum sumatranum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Tribe: | Cratoxyleae |
| Genus: | Cratoxylum Blume[1] |
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Cratoxylum (or Cratoxylon Blume, an orthographic variant) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae, native to tropical Asia. The generic name means "strong wood", referring to the timber.[2]
Description
Cratoxylum species grow as shrubs or small to medium-sized trees. The bark, drying black, produces a yellow resinous sap. The flowers are white or pink to crimson. The ellipsoid fruits consist of three valves.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Cratoxylum species grow naturally from India through southern China to Malesia.[2]
Species
(As of December 2023), Plants of the World Online recognises seven species:[1]
- Cratoxylum arborescens (Vahl) Blume
- Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume
- Cratoxylum formosum (Jack) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer
- Cratoxylum glaucum Korth.
- Cratoxylum maingayi Dyer
- Cratoxylum neriifolium Kurz
- Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cratoxylum" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/19812-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wong, K. M. (1995). "Cratoxylum Blume". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 220–226. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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