Leaf Litter Plant
Agrostistachys borneensis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Leaf Litter Plant
Identify Leaf Litter Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Leaf Litter Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Agrostistachys borneensis
- Genus
- Agrostistachys
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Leaf Litter Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Leaf Litter Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മുളിംപാല
About Leaf Litter Plant
Leaf Litter Plant (Agrostistachys borneensis) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Leaf Litter Plant belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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