Kokkamani-Marum / Bhoma
Glochidion ellipticum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-October
How to identify Kokkamani-Marum
Identify Kokkamani-Marum 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 season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kokkamani-Marum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glochidion ellipticum
- Genus
- Glochidion
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests; occasional on hills above 900m along dry slopes and streams
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- 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 Kokkamani-Marum 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 Kokkamani-Marum itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kokkamani-marum
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಕಪ್ಪಿ kaadu kappi, Kaadu Kappi
- Malayalam
- നീരചല്ലീ Nirchalli, Neerchalli, Cherunelli
- Marathi
- भोमा Bhoma, Bhoma, भोमा
About Kokkamani-Marum
Bhoma (Glochidion ellipticum) is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 10 other states. It grows in evergreen and shola forests; occasional on hills above 900m along dry slopes and streams. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kokkamani-Marum belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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