Holongre / Climbing Croton
Croton caudatus
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- April-May
How to identify Holongre
Identify Holongre by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed (serrate/dentate edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Holongre.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Croton caudatus
- Genus
- Croton
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen, scrub and open forests
- Distribution
- India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Malacca, Java, Philippines
- Found in India
- Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Holongre 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 Holongre itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- Holongre
About Holongre
Climbing Croton (Croton caudatus) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 7 other states. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen, scrub and open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Holongre belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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