(Euphorbiaceae) Croton cf. delpyi Gagnep.

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Field Characters: Shrub, fruits green, clearly 3-gonal, set on a lax terminal raceme, their styles prominent.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15046

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

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Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313923.

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