Vellakasavu / Hedge Boxwood
Drypetes sepiaria
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drypetes sepiaria
- Genus
- Drypetes
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- 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
- Tamil
- வீரை (மரம்)
- Malayalam
- Vellakasavu, Veeramaram, വീരമരം
About Vellakasavu
Hedge Boxwood (Drypetes sepiaria) is a tree 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 dry and moist deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains and sacred groves. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-June.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Vellakasavu belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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