Epiprinus mallotiformis (Muell.Arg.) Croizat

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Epiprinus mallotiformis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Epiprinus mallotiformis (Muell.Arg.) Croizat
  • Vernacular name : Karinjikada (Tam.)
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : Young branches partly stellate. Flowers are in long, lateral and terminal pubescent spikes. Male flowers many, clustered. Female flowers are few at base.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1000 m, in sholas and evergreen patches.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569; 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=Epiprinus mallotiformis. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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