Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Basionym : Croton sebiferum L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Chines Tallow Tree
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Two small glands at the top of the leafstalk are diagnostic. The bark exudes milky sap when injured
  • Flower, Fruit : November-January
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Delhi : Delhi
  • Native : China
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sapium sebiferum. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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