Modha / Ceylon Paracroton
Fahrenheitia zeylanica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
How to identify Modha
Identify Modha by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Modha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Fahrenheitia zeylanica
- Genus
- Fahrenheitia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Modha 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 Modha itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Modha, Modakam, Vellamaram
About Modha
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Ceylon Paracroton (Fahrenheitia zeylanica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Modha belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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