| genus = Cratoxylum
| species = cochinchinense
| authority = (Lour.) Blume[2]
| synonyms =Ancistrolobus ligustrinus Spach
Cratoxylum biflorum (Lam.) Turcz.
Cratoxylum chinense (Hance) Merr.
Cratoxylum hypoleuca Elmer
Cratoxylum lanceolatum Miq.
Cratoxylum ligustrinum (Spach) Blume
Cratoxylum myrtifolium Blume
Cratoxylum petiolatum Blume
Cratoxylum polyanthum Korth.
Cratoxylum polyanthum var. ligustrinum Blume
Cratoxylum polyanthum var. ligustrinum (Spach) Dyer
Cratoxylum wightii Blume
Elodea chinensis Hance
Elodes chinensis Hance
Hypericum biflorum Lam.
Hypericum cochinchinense Lour.
Oxycarpus cochinchinensis Lour.
Stalagmites erosipetala Miq.
| synonyms_ref = [2][4][5]
}}Cratoxylum cochinchinense (or Cratoxylon cochinsinensis (Lour.) Blume, an orthographic variant often still used in Vietnam, where the species was described[6]) is a plant now placed in the family Hypericaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|cochinchinense}} is from the Latin meaning "of Cochinchina".[4] In Vietnamese C. cochinchinense is usually called thành ngạch nam[6] or lành ngạnh nam, other names include: hoàng ngưu mộc, hoàng ngưu trà and đỏ ngọn.
In Malesia the trees are cut for derum timber.
Description
Cratoxylum cochinchinense grows as a shrub or tree, typically measuring 10-{{convert|15|m|0}} tall with a diameter of up to {{convert|0.65|m|0}}. The brown bark is smooth to flaky, with characteristic lateral pegs which are the remnants of previous leaf clusters (see illustration); leaf undersides are glaucous.[6] The flowers are crimson red, which develop into seed capsules measuring up to {{convert|12|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} long.[4]Distribution and habitat
Cratoxylum cochinchinense grows naturally from southern China to Borneo. Its habitat is sub-tropical and tropical forests, including kerangas forests and peat swamps.[4]Gallery
References
1. ^1 2 3 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
2. ^1 2 {{cite web | title = Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2742412 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 14 March 2017 }}
3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | last1 = Wong | first1 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 222, 223–224 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 14 July 2014 }}
4. ^1 {{GRIN | accessdate = 14 July 2014 }}