Croton phebalioides (Croton phebalioides)
Description
Croton phebalioides, is a shrub endemic to northern Australia, from Central New South Wales to Cape York Peninsula. The plant grows as a shrub, 3–4 metres in height, with narrow, strongly discolourous leaves approximately 5 cm in length. The upper leaf is a light to glaucous green, the lower leaf appears silver-white or brown due to a dense covering of scales.The natural habitat of Croton phebalioides is monsoon forest, rainforest and vine thickets, usually in hills of mountains.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
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Genus: Croton
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