Colai Karupicci / Resinous Kamala
Mallotus stenanthus
Also known as Narrow-Flowered Mallotus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- September-August (WG)
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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