Konalilai / Triangular-Leaf Mallotus
Mallotus repandus
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- November-April
How to identify Konalilai
Identify Konalilai by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Konalilai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus repandus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub forests, near the sea coast
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malay Islands, New Calidonia
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The simple and broad leaves are slightly peltate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Konalilai 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 Konalilai itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Konalilai
- Malayalam
- ഥവത്തീ Thavatti, Watta-tali
- Marathi
- Komati
About Konalilai
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Triangular-Leaf Mallotus (Mallotus repandus) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 8 other states. It grows in scrub forests, near the sea coast. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine and burnt as firewood or charcoal. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Konalilai belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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