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|image = | | image = 白桐樹 Claoxylon indicum -香港嘉道理農場 Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong- (9237375777).jpg | ||
|genus = Claoxylon | | genus = Claoxylon | ||
|species = indicum | | species = indicum | ||
|authority = ([[Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt|Reinw.]] ex [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]]) [[Justus Carl Hasskarl|Hassk.]] (1844) | | authority = ([[Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt|Reinw.]] ex [[Carl Ludwig Blume|Blume]]) [[Justus Carl Hasskarl|Hassk.]] (1844) | ||
|synonyms = *''Erythrochilus indicus'' <small>Reinw. ex Blume</small> | | synonyms = *''Erythrochilus indicus'' <small>Reinw. ex Blume</small> | ||
*''Claoxylon caerulescens'' <small>Ridl.</small> | *''Claoxylon caerulescens'' <small>Ridl.</small> | ||
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'''''Claoxylon indicum''''' is a [[dioecious]] [[flowering plant]] in the [[spurge]] [[family (biology)|family]] | '''''Claoxylon indicum''''' is a [[dioecious]] [[flowering plant]] in the [[spurge]] [[family (biology)|family]] Euphorbiaceae. The Latin [[specific epithet]] ''indicum'' means "Indian", referring to the locality of [[plant collecting|collection]] of the [[type (biology)|type specimen]], which was probably [[Java]], part of the [[Dutch East Indies]] at that time.<ref name=fao>Flora of Australia Online.</ref> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ClaoxylonC. indicum
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Claoxylon indicum is a dioecious flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. The Latin 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
The plant is widely distributed through southern and south-eastern Asia from India and southern China through 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]
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Sources[edit | edit source]
- "Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-12-06.