Lodam / Large-Leaved Abacus Plant
Glochidion lanceolarium
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- March-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glochidion lanceolarium
- Genus
- Glochidion
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-January
- 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
- Hindi
- Lodam, Simbed-daru
- Nepali
- Bangikath
- Bengali
- Anguti, Bhauri, Panialla
About Lodam
Large-Leaved Abacus Plant (Glochidion lanceolarium) 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 occurs across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-January.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Lodam belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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