Sauropus macranthus Hassk.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aalius macrantha (Hassk.) Kuntze; Sauropus macranthus Hassk.; Aalius forcipata (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Aalius macrophylla (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Aalius spectabilis (Miq.) Kuntze; Glochidion umbratile Maiden & Betche; Phyllanthus forcipatus (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Sauropus forcipatus Hook.f.; Sauropus grandifolius Pax & K.Hoffm.; Sauropus grandifolius var. tonkinensis Beille; Sauropus longipedicellatus Merr. & Chun; Sauropus macrophyllus Hook.f.; Sauropus robinsonii Merr.; Sauropus ruber Teijsm. & Binn. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.; Sauropus spectabilis Miq.; Sauropus wichurae Müll.Arg. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Breynia macrantha (Hassk.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, 2-4 m high; Leaves ovate or ovate-Ianceolate; Flowers in axillary fascicles or solitary, brick red; Fruits depressed globose, red, fleshy.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Borneo, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 383
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sauropus macranthus. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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