Croton scabiosus Bedd.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Croton scabiosus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Croton scabiosus Bedd.
  • Vernacular name : Yerri Chilla (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : FAP 40192
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 13/03/12
  • Collection Locality : Rachakuntapalli, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Endemism : Eastern Ghats (Andhra Pradesh)
  • Habitat : Scrub forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : A narrow endemic species, distributed in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests of central Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh State.
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Distribution Locality : Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Anantapur district, Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Salamma & Rao, 2014. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6(10): 6363-6370; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2
  • 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=Croton scabiosus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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