About Rusty Kamala
Mallotus tetracoccus, also known as the rusty kamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree species found in parts of south Asia, typically occurring in the edges of tropical wet evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus tetracoccus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Himalayas, South China
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- जोगी मालता jogi-malata, कस्रे मालता kasre-malata
- Bengali
- মারলেয়া marleya, পেঠালি pethali
- Kannada
- ಕುಕ್ಕುಟ kukkuta, ತಂಬಿಟ್ಟು thambittu, ಉಪ್ಪಾಲ uppaala
- Malayalam
- ആടുകണ്ണി aadukanni, വട്ടക്കുമ്പിൾ vattakkumpil, വട്ടക്കുമ്പിൾ
- Marathi
- चौपुडी शेंदरी chaupudi shendri
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Rusty Kamala belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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