Colai Karupicci / Resinous Kamala
Mallotus stenanthus
Also known as Narrow-Flowered Mallotus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- September-August (WG)
How to identify Colai Karupicci
Identify Colai Karupicci by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-August (WG).
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Colai Karupicci.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus stenanthus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Banks of streams
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-August (WG)
- 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 Colai Karupicci 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 Colai Karupicci itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കരുവാളിച്ചി karuvaalichi
- Tamil
- சோலை கருபிச்சி colai karupicci, கருவளிச்சி karuvalichchi, காட்டுப் புளசை kattu-p-pulacai
About Colai Karupicci
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Resinous Kamala (Mallotus stenanthus) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in banks of streams. Flowering and fruiting run from September to August (WG).
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Colai Karupicci belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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