Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Mallotus | Species: Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. |
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| Synonym | Croton philippensis Lam., Mallotus reticulatus Dunn, Rottlera tinctoria Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kamla, Sindur, Rohini | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Kamala Tree, Monkey-face Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Raini,Sinduria | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 800m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | A Smooth 3-valved Dark Red, Rusty Granular And Glandular Seeds Globose, Black, 3 In Each Capsule |
| Habitat | Common Found On The Slopes Mostly In Scrub And Deciduous Forest Types | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Indo-malesia And Australia | Bark Details | 4-5 Mm Thick, Pale Brown |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Dioecious trees,Up to 12 m high. Bark 4-5 mm thick, pale brown. Leaves simple, alternate. Stipules lateral, cauducous. Petiole 7-60 mm long, stout, swollen at base. Lamina 5-20 x 2-8 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, base acute or round, apex acuminate or acute, margin entire or sparsely serrate.L ateral nerves upto 6 pairs. pinnate, ascending, prominent, intercostae scalariform, prominent. Flowers unisexual, brick red, in rusty puberulous, terminal spicate panicles. Male flowers, 4.5 mm across. Stamens many. Female flowers, 4 mm across. Ovary superior, 3-celled, ovules one in each cell. Styles 3, to 3.5 mm long, papillose. Fruit a capsule, 7-8 mm across, globose, 3-lobed, loculicidally 3 valved, densely red-glandular, pubescent. Seeds 1-4, globose, glabrous, black | Leaf Details | 8-22 X 3-8 Cm, 3-nerved At Base, Glabrous Above, Pubescent And With Numerous Red Glands Beneath |
