Mallotus rhamnifolius

Buckthorn-Leaved Kamala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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]

The Buckthorn-Leaved Kamala,[2] (Mallotus rhamnifolius) is a species of understory, evergreen plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[3]

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.

In culture

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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