About Indian Lotus Croton
Macaranga peltata is a plant found in northern Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. It is one of the most widely occurring early successional woody species in Sri Lanka, specially in low country wet zone. Some of the many common names include kenda - කැන්ද or kanda in Sri Lanka and chandada in India.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Macaranga peltata
- Genus
- Macaranga
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, secondary forests and in plains
- Distribution
- India including Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chand Kal
- Tamil
- Vattakanni
- Telugu
- Boddi
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರೆ Bettadavare, Vattathamarai, ಚಂದಕಲ Chandakala ಉಪ್ಪಲಿಗೆ Uppalige
- Malayalam
- വട്ട Vatta, Thodukanni, Uppila
- Marathi
- चांदा Chanda, चांदवड Chandwar, चांदाडा Chandada
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Indian Lotus Croton belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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