Umbelled Blachia
Blachia umbellata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blachia umbellata
- Genus
- Blachia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- 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 Umbelled Blachia itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“Blachia umbellata is a species of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Umbelled Blachia itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളത്താളി
About Umbelled Blachia
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Umbelled Blachia (Blachia umbellata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Umbelled Blachia belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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