Biology:Mallotus rhamnifolius
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Buckthorn-leaved kamala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Mallotus |
| Species: | M. rhamnifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Mallotus rhamnifolius (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
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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]
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
- ↑ "Mallotus rhamnifolius (Willd.) Müll.Arg. — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-119068.
- ↑ "Mallotus rhamnifolius - Buckthorn-Leaved Kamala". http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Buckthorn-Leaved%20Kamala.html.
- ↑ "Mallotus rhamnifolius - EUPHORBIACEAE". http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/mallrham/mallrham_en.html.
- ↑ "Mallotus rhamnifolius". http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/14866.
- ↑ "Mallotus rhamnifolius (EUPHORBIACEAE)". http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Mallotus_rhamnifolius.
- ↑ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=523&s=Family_name.
Wikidata ☰ Q15361818 entry
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