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Cratoxylum glaucum
Cratoxylum glaucum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.
The species was described by Pieter Willem Korthals in 1848. The specific epithet glaucum is from the Latin meaning 'blue-green', referring to the colour of the leaf underside.
From the article Cratoxylum glaucum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Cratoxylum glaucum grows as a shrub or tree measuring up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a diameter of up to 45 centimetres (20 in). The flaky bark is reddish brown. The flowers are crimson. The fruits measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.
Range & habitat
Cratoxylum glaucum grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (including offshore islands). Its habitat is primary and secondary lowland rain forests (including kerangas forests and peat swamp forests) from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) elevation.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 425564.