Claoxylon indicum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Claoxylon |
| Species: | C. indicum
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Claoxylon indicum is a
specific epithet indicum means "Indian", referring to the locality of collection of the type specimen, which was probably Java, part of the Dutch East Indies at that time.[1]
Description
Claoxylon indicum is a pyramid-shaped shrub or small tree growing to 2–10 m in height. Its branches are grey and hairy, with large leaf scars. The leaves are oval and 80–300 mm long. The slender male inflorescence is 30–150 mm long, carrying many flowers; the female inflorescence 15–80 mm long. The lobed fruit is 7–10 mm in diameter, and the seeds round, black and wrinkled.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is widely distributed through southern and south-eastern Asia from
Indochina and Malesia to Sulawesi. It also occurs on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean south of Java. It is common along roadsides, railways, forest edges and in forest clearings.[1]
References
Notes
Sources
- "Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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