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variegated croton
Codiaeum variegatum
-2.56274, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
Pan-tropical shrub native to native to southern India, Sri Lanka, Indomalaya and western Pacific islands. Used as ornamentation and hedges. As its name implies, it comes in a wide variety of forms. This spotting depicts the female inflorescence (flowers). See 2nd photo. See also http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Codiaeum_variegatum_-_female_flo… for a closeup of this structure.
Habitat:
Planted as per local custom as a boundry marker (for a drainage ditch) in my wild semi-urban yard & garden. This location is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
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PublishedMay 2, 2014
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