Sapium insigne (Royle) Benth. & Hook.f.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Sapium insigne
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Falconeria insignis Royle
  • Vernacular name : Lendwa (Hin.); Kannu pade (Kan.); Sakkarakkalli (Tam.); Kaduru, Barhasula (Tel.); Lendwa, Khinna, Khirum, Khindra, Kendwa (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Produces a highly toxic milky latex.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Comments : Occasional along rocky hills up to 600 m on dry deciduous belt, often among rocks. Plants with abundance of acrid milky juice/ latex that is toxic.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Sapium insigne. Downloaded on 10 November 2024.

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