Croton argyratus Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 13-20 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across but can be larger. The small branches have brown hairs. The leaves are simple and arranged in spirals. The lower surfaces have silvery hairs. The flowers are 4 mm across and greenish-white. The upper flowers are male and the lower flowers female. The fruit are 12 mm across and golden brown. They are capsules that split open. The seeds are small and smooth.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 13.0 - 20.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open areas, hill slopes and partly disturbed places in evergreen forest, secondary forest in rubber plantation, at rocky streams and roadsides; at elevations from 50-400 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in tropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. It grows in hilly areas below 500 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food fuel material medicinal oil wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Croton argyratus world distribution map, present in Andorra, China, Indonesia, India, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Croton argyratus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:342058-1
WFO ID wfo-0000927338
COL ID ZPKB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxydectes argyrata Oxydectes bicolor Croton argyratus Croton budopensis Croton maieuticus Croton pilargyros Croton zollingeri Croton avellaneus Croton tawaoensis Croton bicolor Croton argyratus var. brevipes Croton argyratus var. gracilis Croton argyratus var. hypoleucus