✿Euphorbiaceae · Macaranga
Ramalo / Indian Macaranga
Macaranga indica
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-December (EG)
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Macaranga indica
- Genus
- Macaranga
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Himalayas, China, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December (EG)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Its leaves are simple and alternately arranged, peltate, orbicular-ovate, apex is acuminate, and palmately 8 to 9-nerved.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Its leaves are simple and alternately arranged, peltate, orbicular-ovate, apex is acuminate, and palmately 8 to 9-nerved.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ramalo itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The one-seeded fruit is a globose capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ramalo itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Ramalo
- Tamil
- Vattakanni, Vuttuttamarai, Vattathamarei
- Kannada
- Makaranda Mara, Bettadavare, ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರೆ
- Malayalam
- Uppila, Vattakkanni, Malavetta
About Ramalo
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Indian Macaranga (Macaranga indica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Karnataka and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December (EG).
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Ramalo belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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