Croton hancei Benth., the Hong Kong croton, is a shrub or small tree, a species of Croton which is endemic to Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, it is listed in the book Rare and precious Plants of Hong Kong.[1]
Croton hancei is a monoecious shrub or treelet, ca. 5 m tall; the branches glabrous, the oblong-lanceolate leaves are clustered at the stem apex on petioles 2–5 mm long, the leaf blade 8–18 × 2–5 cm, papery in texture, with both surfaces glabrous; the base is attenuate to obtuse, the margins entire or serrulate, and the apex acuminate.
The Inflorescences are terminal, ca. 3 cm, the bracts small. The male flowers are usually many per bract, the bud globose, ca. 2 mm in diameter, the petals narrow and small. The female flowers are usually solitary, at the base of the inflorescence. Flowering is Jun–Aug.[2]
↑Hu, Qi-ming, Nian-he Xia, De-lin Wu, Fu-wu Xing, P.C.C. Lai & K. L. Yip. 2003. Rare and Precious Plants of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong. 234 pages. [1]
↑Wu Zhengyi, Peter H Raven and Hong Deyuan in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 11. Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. Шаблон:ISBNonline at www.efloras.org
