Yellow-Spotted Kamala
Mallotus aureopunctatus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus aureopunctatus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow-Spotted Kamala 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 Yellow-Spotted Kamala itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yellow-Spotted Kamala
Yellow-Spotted Kamala (Mallotus aureopunctatus) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Yellow-Spotted Kamala belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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