Cratoxylum

Cratoxylum
Cratoxylum sumatranum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Tribe: Cratoxyleae
Genus: Cratoxylum
Blume
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ancistrolobus Spach
  • Elodea J.St.-Hil.
  • Tridesmis Spach

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