About Umbelled Blachia
Blachia umbellata is a species of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Trees from this species can grow up to 15 m (49 ft) tall. This plant is known as "Kosatta - කොස් අත්ත or කොසට්ට" by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blachia umbellata
- Genus
- Blachia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests Key identification features : Male flowers umbellate, female flowers in peduncled fascicles. Fruit deeply lobed
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളത്താളി
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Umbelled Blachia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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