Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bog. (1844)
Latin for 'from the East Indies'.

Synonyms
Claoxylon macrophyllum Hassk., Claoxylon minus (Blume) Hassk., Claoxylon molle (Blume) Miq., Claoxylon parviflorum Hook. & Arn., Croton halecum Roxb., Erytrochilus indicus Reinw. ex Blume, Erytrochilus minor Blume, Erytrochilus mollis Blume

Description
Shrub up to 9 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Twigs hollow. Stipules minute, ca. 0.5 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, petiole usually with two glands, leaves hairy below. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, green-white, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 9 mm long, bluish-green, dehiscent, 3-lobed capsules, seeds with red arils.

Ecology
Mainly in disturbed, open habitats up to 200 m altitude. Also found on limestone.

Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (East-Kalimantan).