Croton simulans P.I.Forst.

Forster, P.I. (2003) Austrobaileya 6: 412. Type: Qld, Timber Reserve 14, Parish of Kesteven, 28 Nov. 1991, B. Hyland 14377; Holo: QRS; Iso: BRI.

Seldom exceeding 30 cm dbh. Blaze odour aromatic and spicy.

Leaf blades about 5-16 x 4-6 cm, undersurface clothed in stellate hairs and stellate scales. Upper surface of the leaf blade clothed in stellate scales. Two shallow cup-shaped glands visible on the underside, at the base of the leaf blade, one on either side of the midrib. Oil dots visible with a lens. Stipules very small and inconspicuous.

Inflorescence and floral parts densely clothed in stellate hairs and scales. Male flowers: Flowers about 3 mm diam. with about 10-12 stamens. Female flowers: Flowers about 4 mm diam. with a reduced corolla consisting of a tuft of hairs. Ovary stellate hairy.

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Endemic to Queensland, occurs in CYP and the northern extremity of NEQ. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 400 m. Grows in monsoon forest and similar types of vegetation.