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Croton hancei

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Croton hancei

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species of plant

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Within Vinony's link graph, Croton hancei is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Hong Kong, plant and botany.

It sits within the topics Croton (plant), Endemic flora of China and Flora of Hong Kong.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Native toChina Southeast

Shrubs or treelets, ca. 5 m tall; indumentum of appressed stellate hairs; branches glabrous. Leaves clustered at stem apex; petiole 2-5 mm, puberulent; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 8-18 × 2-5 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, base attenuate to obtuse, base of midrib usually with stalked gland, margins entire or serrulate, apex acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, ca. 3 cm; bracts small. Male flowers many per bract; bud globose, ca. 2 mm in diam.; pedicel short; sepals ovate; petals narrow and small; stamens 16; filaments woolly. Female flowers usually solitary at base of inflorescence; sepals oblong, 4-5 mm; ovary subglobose, densely pubescent; styles 3, connate to below middle, upper part bifid. Fruits not seen. Fl. Jun-Aug.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Croton
Image
Croton hancei flower.jpg
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species
taxon name
Croton hancei
Commons category
Croton hancei
Commons gallery
Croton hancei
taxon common name
香港巴豆
short name
C. hancei
taxon range
Guangdong
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