About Resinous Kamala
Mallotus resinosus, the resinous kamala, is a species of 12 m (39 ft) tall shrub, evergreen plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka to New Guinea and Australia. The plant is known as கருவாளிச்சீ (karuvalichchi) by Tamil people.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus resinosus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കരുവാളിച്ചി karuvaalichi, കരുവാളിച്ചി
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Resinous Kamala belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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