Geronggang Selunsur - Landscapedaily

Scientific name : Cratoxy cochinchinense Blume.

Local name : Geronggang Selunsur

Family :Hypericacea

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Cratoxy cochinchinense or Geronggang selunsur is a shrub or small timber tree species of primary and secondary forest, up to 30 m tall but usually shorter. Young twigs usually have spines. The leaves are fleshy to papery.Young leaves are deep purple, before turning pinkish-brown to green. The flowers with crimson petals are faintly scented. The young shoots are edible and used as raw vegetable,while the wood is hard and valuable for woodcarvings.

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Native to Brunei Darulsallam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar ,Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam .

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