Cratoxylum cochinchinense (or Cratoxylon cochinsinensis (Lour.) Blume, an orthographic variant often still used in Vietnam, where the species was described[5]) is a plant now placed in the family Hypericaceae. The specific epithet cochinchinense is from the Latin meaning "of Cochinchina".[3] In Vietnamese C. cochinchinense is usually called thành ngạch nam[5] or lành ngạnh nam, other names include: hoàng ngưu mộc, hoàng ngưu trà and đỏ ngọn.
| Cratoxylum cochinchinense | |
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| Dehiscent seed capsules, leaves and trunk: Cat Tien National Park specimen | |
| Characteristic trunk of young tree (with epiphytic orchids) | |
Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Cratoxylum |
| Species: | C. cochinchinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Cratoxylum cochinchinense | |
| Synonyms[2][3][4] | |
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Ancistrolobus ligustrinus Spach | |
In Malesia the trees are cut for derum timber.[1]
Cratoxylum cochinchinense grows as a shrub or tree, typically measuring 10-15 metres (49 ft) tall with a diameter of up to 0.65 metres (2 ft 2 in). The brown bark is smooth to flaky, with characteristic lateral pegs which are the remnants of previous leaf clusters (see illustration); leaf undersides are glaucous.[5] The flowers are crimson red, which develop into seed capsules measuring up to 12 mm (0.5 in) long.[3]
Cratoxylum cochinchinense grows naturally from southern China to Borneo. Its habitat is sub-tropical and tropical forests, including kerangas forests and peat swamps.[3]
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cratoxylum cochinchinense |
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| Hypericum cochinchinense |
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