| silver croton | |
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| Mallanganee National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Croton insularis Baill. | |
Croton insularis, 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.
References
- Floyd, A. G. (1989). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (1st ed.). Port Melbourne: Elsevier Australia - Inkata Imprint, copyright Forestry Commission of New South Wales (published 1989-12-01). p. 142. ISBN 0-909605-57-2. Retrieved 2017-02-10. (other publication details, included in citation)
- F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Croton insularis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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