Paniala / Bishopweed
Bischofia javanica
Also known as Bischofia, Javawood, Toog
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bischofia javanica
- Genus
- Bischofia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Polynesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Paniala 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 Paniala itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bhillar, पनियाला Paniala, Kein, uriam
- Nepali
- कैजल Kaijal
- Bengali
- Kainjal
- Tamil
- Thondi, Milachityan, சோழவேங்கை
- Kannada
- Goparini, ಗೊಬ್ರನೇರಳೆ Gobbara nerale, ನೀಲಿಮರ Neeli mara
- Malayalam
- Nili, Cholavenga, Thiruppu
- Marathi
- Boke
About Paniala
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Bishopweed (Bischofia javanica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam and 12 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Paniala belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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