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Cratoxylum arborescens
geronggang
Common except Perlis and Kedah. Burma, Sumatra, Borneo. Seasonal flowering,
once or twice a year after dry weather. Greek name: kratos (strength)
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Cratoxylum cochinchinense
derum seluncur,
mampat
Malesia. Throughout Malaya. A variable sp. with two extremes, shrub
or a large tree, ornamental. Flowers dark red to pink, bark smooth
light buff, peeling off in pieces or strips as in Tristania (pelawan).
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Cratoxylum formosum
mempat
Indochina, w. Malesia, Philippines. Common through Malaysia in belukar
or forest. Like almond blossom, flowers after leaves fall. Flowers
borne in axils of old leaves.
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