Malabar Closed-Flower
Cleistanthus malabaricus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleistanthus malabaricus
- Genus
- Cleistanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-September
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Malabar Closed-Flower 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 Malabar Closed-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- എട്ടിമരം, Cleistanthus malabaricus
About Malabar Closed-Flower
Malabar Closed-Flower (Cleistanthus malabaricus) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Malabar Closed-Flower belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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