About Umbrella Cheese Tree
Glochidion zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Malesia, and Papuasia to northern Australia and Vanuatu. The species was first described as Diasperus zeylanicus by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. In 1824 Adrien-Henri de Jussieu placed it in genus Glochidion as Glochidion zeylanicum. The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status as least concern.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glochidion zeylanicum
- Genus
- Glochidion
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- கும்பலம் Kumbalam, கும்பலா Kumpala
- Kannada
- ಹನಕೆ Hanake, ನೀರುಪಲ್ಲೆ Neerupalle, ನೀರುಸಲ್ಲೆ Neerusalle
- Malayalam
- Pannimutti, Neervetti
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Umbrella Cheese Tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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