Drypetes sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & Hoffman

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Putranjivaceae
  • Species : Drypetes sepiaria
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Drypetes sepiaria (Wight & Arn.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Vernacular name : Heera (Kan.)
  • Endemism : Western Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Young shoots pubescent. Bark is thin and grey. Leaves ovate to elliptic-oblong, cordate or rounded base, entire. Stamens are about 6-9. Ovary unilocular, with upto 9 stamens. Drupe is globose, red, 1-seeded.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Wood used for making Mathematical Instruments.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996

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