Herbarium JCB

Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Phyllanthaceae
Species : Cleistanthus collinus
Basionym : Clutia collina Roxb.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
Common name : Suicide tree
Vernacular name : Garari, Garrar, Karla (Hin.); Kadu garagari (Kan.); Oduvan (Tam.); Odise chettu, Wodesha, Korai (Tel.); Padashi, Karada (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0671
Collector(s) Name : Navendu Page, Arun Singh R., K.Sankara Rao & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 25/03/16
Collection Locality : Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : Small tree. Bark exfoliating in rectangular plates with red blaze. Flowers are in small, axillary, silky clusters. Calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate. Ovary glabrous. Capsule hard and woody.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : February-August
Comments : Fairly common, especially in open deciduous forests. Tender leaves, root and fruit are deadly poisonous. Fruit explodes very loudly.
Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cleistanthus collinus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.