Tropicals, Woody > Cratoxylum > Cratoxylum maingayi > Cratoxylum maingayi
Cratoxylum maingayi
Derum, Derum Bukit
Origin: Myanmar, Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo.
| Family |
| Hypericaceae |
| Genus |
| Cratoxylum |
| Species |
| maingayi |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 6 - 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| It is suitable for parks and streetscapes for its small stature, ornamental pink blossoms and reddish new leaves. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best in a neutral or acid soil that is humus-rich, moist and free-draining in semi-shaded or full sun areas. |
| Shape |
| Rounded and irregular in shape. |
| Habitat |
| It grows on lowland limestone substrates. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite, stalked leaves have leathery leaf blades that are broadly oval, pointed, and 1.5 – 5.5 by 0.8 – 3 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Arranged on opposite leaf axils with pale pink or white petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Capsule, 6 – 15 by 3 – 5.5 mm, and covered for nearly half of its length by the sepals. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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