Puttali / White Catamaran Tree
Givotia moluccana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Givotia moluccana
- Genus
- Givotia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
- 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
- பூத்தாளி puttali, வெண்டாளி ventali
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತವರೆ betta thavare
- Malayalam
- കൊട്ടതണുക്ക് kottathanukk
- Marathi
- अकरोट akrot
About Puttali
White Catamaran Tree (Givotia moluccana) 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 deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-July. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Puttali belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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