Croton klotzschianus (Wight) Thwaites

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Oxydectes klotzschianus (Wight) Kuntze; Croton thwaitesianus Müll.Arg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Croton klotzschianus (Wight) Thwaites
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nanchu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional
  • Flower, Fruit : August-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Nellore district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Croton klotzschianus. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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