Cratoxylum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Hypericaceae
Genus: Cratoxylum
Species: C. arborescens – C. cochinchinense – C. formosum – C. glaucum – C. maingayi – C. neriifolium – C. sumatranum
Name

Cratoxylum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 143. (1825)

Type species: Cratoxylum sumatranum (Jack) Blume, Mus. Bot. 2(1): 16 (1856) originally designated as synonym Cratoxylum hornschuchii Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 143. (1825)

Synonyms

Basionym
Hornschuchia Blume, Catalogus: 15 (1823), nom. illeg. hom. vide Hornschuchia Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 64 (Quid ?) (1822) (Sapotaceae)
Heterotypic
Elodea J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 24 (1805), orth. var. use Elodes Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 444. (1763) vide Hypericum Tourn. ex L., Sp. Pl.: 785 (1753) see also Elodea Michx. (1803) (Hydrocharitaceae)
Ancistrolobus Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 5: 352 (1836)
Tridesmis Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 5: 358 (1836) non Tridesmis Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 576 (1790) vide Croton L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1004. (1753) (Euphorbiaceae)

References

Blume, C.L. von 1825. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschapen 143.

Additional references

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12385 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cratoxylum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cratoxylum. Accessed: 04 Nov 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cratoxylum. Published online. Accessed: Nov 04 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cratoxylum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Nov 2021.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cratoxylum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 04. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cratoxylum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Cratoxylum (or Cratoxylon Blume, an orthographic variant) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae, native to tropical Asia. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "strong wood", referring to the timber.[2]
Contents

1 Description
2 Distribution and habitat
3 Species
4 References

Description

Cratoxylum species grow as shrubs or small to medium-sized trees. The bark, drying black, produces a yellow resinous sap. The flowers are white or pink to crimson. The ellipsoid fruits consist of three valves.[2]
Distribution and habitat

Cratoxylum species grow naturally from India through southern China to Malesia.[2]
Species

As of May 2014 The Plant List recognises 9 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):[3]

C. arborescens (Vahl) Blume
C. cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume
C. formosum (Jacq.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer
C. glaucum Korth.
C. maingayi Dyer
C. sumatranum (Jack) Blume

References

"Genus: Cratoxylum Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
Wong, K. M. (1995). "Cratoxylum Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 220–226. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Cratoxylum". The Plant List. Retrieved 29 May 2014.