Macaranga indica Wight

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Macaranga indica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Macaranga indica Wight
  • Vernacular name : Bettadavarae (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 4820, CJS 15490
  • Key identification features : Moderate-size trees, with young parts tomentose. Petiole upto 18 cm long. Leaves with large stipules and round resinous yellowish glands beneath. Inflorescence pubescent, bracts linear with apical glands. Calyx valvate, splitting into 2-3 lobes in male and 2-4 lobes in female. Ovary 1-2 locular.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri

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