✿Euphorbiaceae · Croton
Kattu Catikkay
Croton scabiosus
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- May-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Croton scabiosus
- Genus
- Croton
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kattu Catikkay 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 Kattu Catikkay itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kattu catikkay
About Kattu Catikkay
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Croton scabiosus is a tree. It is native to India. It grows in scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kattu Catikkay belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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