About Hedge Boxwood
Drypetes sepiaria is a species of small tree in the family Putranjivaceae. This tree is very common in India and Sri Lanka. It is known by many local names, including vellakasavu, veeramaram in Malayalam, vellilambu, veerai (வீரை), aadumilukkan, kaayalakkamaram in Tamil, and weera (වීර) in Sinhala.
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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
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- வீரை (மரம்)
- Malayalam
- Vellakasavu, Veeramaram, വീരമരം
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Hedge Boxwood belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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