Margaritaria indica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- April-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Margaritaria indica
- Genus
- Margaritaria
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Formosa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Margaritaria indica 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 Margaritaria indica itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മലയീച്ചിൽ, മലഈച്ചിൽ
About Margaritaria indica
Margaritaria indica is a tree in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 5 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Margaritaria indica belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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