Claoxylon hillii is a plant in the family Euphorbiaceae found in New Guinea and northern Australia. It is a small tree to 15 m (49 ft) tall, first described by English botanist George Bentham in 1873.[2][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Claoxylon |
| Species: | C. hillii
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| Binomial name | |
| Claoxylon hillii | |
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In Australia it is found in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, the Top End of the Northern Territory, and along the east coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. It is also found in Papua New Guinea.[5][6]
Conservation
editAs of December 2024[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][7]
Gallery
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Habit -
Glossy foliage -
Flowers -
Immature fruit
References
edit- ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Claoxylon hillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146626234A146626236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146626234A146626236.en. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Claoxylon hillii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Claoxylon hillii Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Claoxylon hillii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Search: species: Claoxylon hillii | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Claoxylon hillii Benth". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Species profile—Claoxylon hillii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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