Mallotus rhamnifolius

Mallotus rhamnifolius, the buckthorn-leaved kamala,[2] is a species of understory, evergreen plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[3]

Buckthorn-leaved kamala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Mallotus
Species:	M. rhamnifolius
Binomial name
Mallotus rhamnifolius (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
Synonyms
Croton nervosus Rottler Croton reticulatus Willd. Croton rhamnifolius Willd. Mallotus micranthus Müll.Arg. Mallotus rhamnifolius var. ovatifolius Hook.f. Mallotus zeylanicus Müll.Arg. Oxydectes reticulata (Willd.) Kuntze [1]

Leaves

simple, and opposite to subopposite, decussate; apex acute-acuminate: base rounded, entire; secondary_nerves are 6-paired.[4]

Flowers

Inflorescence - axillary spikes.[5]

Fruits

3-seeded brownish capsule.

Common names

In parts of India, and Sri Lanka,[6] the plant is known by many local names.

• Malayalam - pee-tsjerou-ponnagam
• Tamil - Marai-Yirdiyam
• Telugu - Konda-Kunkumu
• Sinhala - Bulu hulu keppetiya (බුළු හුලු කැප්පෙටියා)

References

1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-119068
2. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Buckthorn-Leaved%20Kamala.html
3. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/mallrham/mallrham_en.html
4. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/14866
5. http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Mallotus_rhamnifolius
6. http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=523&s=Family_name