Cratoxylum cochinchinense
(Hipericaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p><i>Cratoxylum cochinchinense</i> grows in primary and secondary rainforests. It can be also found in freshwater swamp forest. Flowers nectar attract wildlife. The leaves are food for the caterpillar of the Common Grass Yellow Butterfly (<i>Eurema hecabe contubernalis</i>). </p>
Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Hipericaceae) Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Hipericaceae)