Croton hirtus L'Hér.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton hirtus L'Hér.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 256, 03 Jun 1990

  • Location

    Malaysia. Pulau Langkawi.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Herb, slightly hairy; flowers in axillary spikes; fruit a capsule, trilobed.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03993791

    Occurrence ID: 6574afc2-1fb9-4104-982a-aee88616b65d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton hirtus L'Hér.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • Locality

    Pulau Langkawi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 - 75 m. (164 - 246 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.33, 99.83

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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confirmavit!
H.-J. Esser Mar. 2001
Harvard University Herbaria
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
EUPHORBIACEAE
Croton hirtus L.
Det. By:
Field Char: Herb, slightly hairy; flowers in
axillary spikes; fruit a capsule, trilobed.
Locality: Pulau Langkawi
Habitat: Secondary forest.
50-75 m,006°20’N X 099°50’E
Local Names: "Maman"
E. Soepadmo & M. Suhaimi s256, June 3, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6604164-N.
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.
03993791