Mallotus rhamnifolius

Mallotus rhamnifolius, the buckthorn-leaved kamala,[2] is a species of understory, evergreen plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[3]

Buckthorn-leaved kamala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Mallotus
Species:
M. rhamnifolius
Binomial name
Mallotus rhamnifolius
(Willd.) Müll.Arg.
Synonyms
  • Croton nervosus Rottler
  • Croton reticulatus Willd.
  • Croton rhamnifolius Willd.
  • Mallotus micranthus Müll.Arg.
  • Mallotus rhamnifolius var. ovatifolius Hook.f.
  • Mallotus zeylanicus Müll.Arg.
  • Oxydectes reticulata (Willd.) Kuntze [1]

Leaves

simple, and opposite to subopposite, decussate; apex acute-acuminate: base rounded, entire; secondary_nerves are 6-paired.[4]

Flowers

Inflorescence - axillary spikes.[5]

Fruits

3-seeded brownish capsule.

Common names

In parts of India, and Sri Lanka,[6] the plant is known by many local names.

  • Malayalam - pee-tsjerou-ponnagam
  • Tamil - Marai-Yirdiyam
  • Telugu - Konda-Kunkumu
  • Sinhala - Bulu hulu keppetiya (බුළු හුලු කැප්පෙටියා)

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-119068
  2. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Buckthorn-Leaved%20Kamala.html
  3. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/mallrham/mallrham_en.html
  4. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/14866
  5. http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Mallotus_rhamnifolius
  6. http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=523&s=Family_name


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