Cleistanthus travancorensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleistanthus travancorensis
- Genus
- Cleistanthus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- 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 Cleistanthus travancorensis 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 Cleistanthus travancorensis itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cleistanthus travancorensis
Cleistanthus travancorensis is a shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Cleistanthus travancorensis belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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