Cratoxylum arborescens
geronggang
Common except Perlis and Kedah. Burma, Sumatra, Borneo. Seasonal flowering, once or twice a year after dry weather. Greek name: kratos (strength) xulon (wood).
Cratoxylum cochinchinense
derum seluncur,
mampat
Malesia. Throughout Malaya. A variable sp. with two extremes, shrub or a large tree, ornamental. Flowers dark red to pink, bark smooth light buff, peeling off in pieces or strips as in Tristania (pelawan).
Cratoxylum formosum
mempat
Indochina, w. Malesia, Philippines. Common through Malaysia in belukar or forest. Like almond blossom, flowers after leaves fall. Flowers borne in axils of old leaves.
