Deccan Blinding Tree
Excoecaria oppositifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- March-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Excoecaria oppositifolia
- Genus
- Excoecaria
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Trees are 5 metres (16 ft) tall and leaves are simple and decussate in nature.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Blinding Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Male flowers are axillary spikes and female flowers are axillary racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Blinding Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Blinding Tree
Deccan Blinding Tree (Excoecaria oppositifolia) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 3 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Deccan Blinding Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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