| Chinese Croton |
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| File size | 802137 |
| Original date | 7/4/20 2:02 PM |
| Resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 4.05mm |
| Exposure time | 1/112s |
| Aperture | 1.78 |
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| Metering Mode | $meteringMode |
| Camera make | Lenovo |
| Camera model | Lenovo L38111 |
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Botanical name: Excoecaria cochinchinensis Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Excoecaria bicolor, Excoecaria orientalis
Synonyms: Excoecaria bicolor, Excoecaria orientalis
Chinese Croton is a subtropical evergreen open shrub
that grows 3-5 feet tall with lanceshaped leaves that are 3-5 inches
long and are shiny olive green above and glossy blood red below. The
flowers are small and greenish so not showy. The male inflorescences
measure 1-2 cm long; female ones 3 to 5 flowered, slightly shorter than
the male. Male flower-stalks measure 1.5 mm long, sepals 3, lanceshaped
1.2 mm long, minutely toothed at the tip; stamens protruding the
sepal-cup. The female flowers have strong flower-stalk 1.5-2 mm long,
bracts and bractlets as in male; sepals 3, slightly fused at the base,
ovate, 1.8 mm long 1.2 mm wide. Sap in the eyes is reported to causes
blindness. Chinese Croton is native to SE China to Peninsula Malaysia,
Taiwan. It is widely cultivated as a garden plant for its beautiful
leaves.
| Identification credit: Sushain Babu | Photographed in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. |
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