Croton hirtus L'Hér.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Croton glandulosus var. hirtus (L'Hér.) Müll.Arg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Croton hirtus L'Hér.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wastelands
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
  • World Distribution : India, West Indies, Central and South America and Tropical Asia
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Bhat. Croton hirtus L'Herit. (Euphorbiaceae) - A new record for Karnataka, India. J. Bombay Nt. Hist. Soc., 111(3): 248-249. 2014.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Croton hirtus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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