Selangamaram / Croton Leaf Mysore Mallow
Decaschistia crotonifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Selangamaram
Identify Selangamaram by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Selangamaram.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Decaschistia crotonifolia
- Genus
- Decaschistia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Selangamaram
About Selangamaram
A member of the Malvaceae family, Croton Leaf Mysore Mallow (Decaschistia crotonifolia) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Selangamaram belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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