• Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  (SPURGE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
• Species : Manihot glaziovii
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii (Muell. Arg.) Allem
• Common name : Ceara Rubber Tree, Manicoba Rubber
• Vernacular name : Rubber (Tam.)
• Key identification features : A small deciduous tree that grows up to 9-10 m tall. Leaves are simple, peltate and lobed, 8-14 cm long and 4-8 cm broad, glaucous beneath. Flowers appear in clusters at branch ends, inconspicuous (about 1.5 cm across), both male and female flowers appearing on the same tree. Fruit is indistinctly 3-lobed and splits into three one-seeded portions when mature. Bark is grey, with clusters of pink coloured lenticels running horizontal.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Comments : Often planted on hills. Latex is used in rubber Industries.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• World Distribution : Cultivated in most parts
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; 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=Manihot glaziovii. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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