Blachia umbellata

Blachia umbellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Codiaeae
Genus: Blachia
Species: B. umbellata
Binomial name
Blachia umbellata
(Willd.) Baill.
Synonyms
  • Blachia reflexa Benth.
  • Codiaeum umbellatum (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
  • Croton umbellatus Willd. [1]

Blachia umbellata is a species of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Trees are up to 15m tall.[2] The plant is known as "Kosatta - කොස් අත්ත or කොසට්ට" by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-22312
  2. ↑ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/b/blacumbe/blacumbe_en.html
  3. ↑ http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=483&s=Family_name


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