Mallotus roxburghianus Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rottlera peltata Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mallotus roxburghianus Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Decoction of leaves and barks of tender stems is said to be used in the treatment of food poisoning.
  • Key identification features : Small deciduous trees up to 5 m tall; Leaves simple, alternate, peltate, ovate or nearly orbicular, densely hairy on both sides; margin serrated; Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes, unisexual, dioecious; sepals 5, free, fused at base, greenish-white; petals absent; stamens 30-35, free, filaments long; Fruits rounded, deeply 3 lobed, hairy, and bristly; green when young, yellow when mature, 3 seeded
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 300-301
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 378
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mallotus roxburghianus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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