Kukkuta / Rusty Kamala
Mallotus tetracoccus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam & more
- Flowering
- June-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mallotus tetracoccus
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Himalayas, South China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Kukkuta
Rusty Kamala (Mallotus tetracoccus) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Himalayas, South China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Kukkuta belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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