| Croton phebalioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. phebalioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Croton phebalioides | |
Croton phebalioides, is a shrub endemic to northern Australia, from Central New South Wales to Cape York Peninsula. [1]
The plant grows as a shrub, 3–4 metres in height, with narrow, strongly discolourous leaves approximately 5 cm in length. The upper leaf is a light to glaucous green, the lower leaf appears silver-white or brown due to a dense covering of scales. [1] [2] The natural habitat of Croton phebalioides is monsoon forest, rainforest and vine thickets, usually in hills of mountains.
