Kala Bhangra / Railway Weed
Croton bonplandianus
Also known as Riverside Weed
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Croton bonplandianus
- Genus
- Croton
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and roadsides
- Native to
- temperate South America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in paleotropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kala Bhangra, বন তুলসি
- Bengali
- बन तुलसी, বন তুলসী, বন মরিচ
- Tamil
- ரயில் பூண்டு Reilpoondu
- Telugu
- క్రోటాన్ బోన్ప్లాడియనం
- Kannada
- ಅಲ್ಪಭೇದಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Alpa bedhi soppu
About Kala Bhangra
Railway Weed (Croton bonplandianus) is a herb belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in degraded forests and roadsides. Native to temperate South America, it is distributed across Naturalized in paleotropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kala Bhangra belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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