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Croton argyratus

Scientific Name
Croton argyratus
Family Name
Euphorbiaceae
Common Names
Local Names
Xa lod (Laos), Cheret budak, chenderai, semengkeh (peninsular). (Malaysia)
Description
Small tree (Laos)
A tree up to 20(-27)m tall; leaves ovate, 8-26cm x 6-11cm, base subcordate with 2small, auricled lobes, apex acuminate, margin entire, lower surface densely coveredwith bronze scale-like hairs, petiole 2.5-18cm long; inflorescence densely scaly; calyx outside densely scaly; staminate flowers: petals obovate, 2.5-3mm long, pilose, stamens 11, filaments with long hairs or glabrous; pistillate flowers: apetalous, disk with stellate hairs, ovary densely scaly; fruit globose, 1.5C-2cm in diameter, 6-grooved. Croton argyratus is found in a variety of vegetation types and soils in subhumid climates, up to 1000(-1500)m altitude. It flowers throughout the year, and the limits of the species are still not fully understood. (Malaysia)
Uses
Pyrexia (Laos)
Ulcers, fever, child birth, medicinal baths, ulcers, thrush, diarrhoea (Malaysia)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Remarks
Croton argyratus (GRIN)

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