Cratoxylum maingayi

Cratoxylum maingayi is a flowering tree in the family Hypericaceae. The species is harvested for derum timber for limited local use.

Description

Cratoxylum maingayi grows as a shrub or tree measuring up to tall with a diameter of up to. The brown bark is smooth to fissured. The leaves are opposite and have leaf stalks. The leaf blades are leathery in texture and a wide oval shape with a pointed tip. The flowers are pale pink. The fruits measure up to long.

Taxonomy

Cratoxylum maingayi was described by British botanist William Turner Thiselton-Dyer in 1874. It is named for the botanist Alexander Carroll Maingay.

Distribution and habitat

Cratoxylum maingayi grows naturally in Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests.