Croton insularis
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| silver croton | |
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| Mallanganee National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Croton insularis | |
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.[1] It is also found in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Other common names include white croton, cascarilla, native cascarilla and Queensland cascarilla.[2]
