See text Cratoxylum (or Cratoxylon Blume, an orthographic variant) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae, native to tropical Asia.
[2] Cratoxylum species grow as shrubs or small to medium-sized trees.
The bark, drying black, produces a yellow resinous sap.
[2] Cratoxylum species grow naturally from India through southern China to Malesia.
[2] As of December 2023[update], Plants of the World Online recognises seven species:[1]