Croton argyratus Blume

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton argyratus Blume

  • Habitat

    Lowland Forest.

  • Description

    Tree 10 m tall. Leaves simple, spirally arranged. Inflorescences terminal, spicate; sepals 5. Fruit a capsule, 3-lobed; seeds 3. Latex red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03993729

    Occurrence ID: 3cc4eff9-d09e-4bfb-85ed-c91205fed851

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton argyratus Blume

Euph
Croton argyratus Blume
det. P.C. van Welzen
Nationaal Herbarium Nederland,
Universiteit Leiden branch
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
EUPHORBIACEAE
Mallotus paniculatus Muell.-Arg.
Det. By:
Field Char: Tree 10 m tall. Leaves simple,
spirally arranged. Inflorescences terminal,
spicate; sepals 5. Fruit a capsule, 3-lobed;
seeds 3. Latex red.
Locality: Pahang: Pekan, Tasik Cini
Habitat: Lowland forest.
0-20 m,003°25’N X 102°55’E
Local Names: "Balile Angin"
E. Soepadmo & M. Suhaimi 214, May 26, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6604044-I, Q6604045-J
Q6604047-L.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
03993729