Croton tomentellus F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Croton

Characteristics

Shrub to 4 high. Indumentum uncoloured. Branchlets with sparse to dense stellate trichomes. Stipules lanceolate, 1.2–1.8 mm long, entire. Leaf lamina ovate, 20–250 mm long, 15–110 mm wide; base cordate, cuneate or rounded; margins denticulate or weakly crenate with 40–54 teeth; tip acute to short acuminate; venation ±palminerved with 3–5 veins from the base, 10–14 lateral veins per side of midrib, and tertiary reticulate veins; lower surface silver, lateral and tertiary venation weakly developed, with dense velutinous stellate trichomes, often glabrescent; extrafloral nectaries 2 at lamina base, circular to ellipsoid, sessile, visible above and below. Male flowers: pedicels 2–5.2 mm long; sepals lanceolate-ovate, 2–2.3 mm long; petals oblanceolate, 3–3.2 mm long; stamens 11 or 12. Style 3, bifid once. Fruits trilobate, globose, 4.5–6 mm long, 5–5.5 mm diam., with sparse ±sessile stellate trichomes.
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Grows in deciduous vinethicket on granite, laterised basalt or sandstone substrates.
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Distribution

Croton tomentellus world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Croton tomentellus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:343640-1
WFO ID wfo-0000932568
COL ID 6BK7V
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Synonyms

Oxydectes tomentella Croton tomentellus Croton tomentellus