Drypetes venusta (Wight) Pax & Hoffman

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Putranjivaceae
  • Species : Drypetes venusta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Drypetes venusta (Wight) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Vernacular name : Moola hannu (Kan.)
  • Endemism : Western Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : Bole fluted; Leaves dark green, main nerves 10-15 pairs.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Wood is used for making Walking Sticks
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kodagu, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996; Udayan, Ravikumar and Udaiyan 2004. New Plant records from the state of Karnataka. J. Ind. For. May, 2004.

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