Croton insularis

(Croton insularis)

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Description

Croton insularis known as the silver croton is a small tree in the spurge family. Growing in dry rainforest and rainforest margins in eastern Australia, north from the Blue Mountains. It is also found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Other common names include White Croton, Cascarilla, Native Cascarilla and Queensland Cascarilla.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Croton
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