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Codiaeum variegatum
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 33, t. 9. 1824; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 202. 2007.
Croton variegatus L., Sp. Pl. 1199. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kozhivalan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Croton
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Description:
Monoecious, well-branched shrub; branchlets grey, subglabrous, with circular leaf-scars. Leaves alternate, linear, 25-35 x 1-1.5 cm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate to attenuate, apex obtuse to acute, often variegated above; petiole to 4 cm. Inflorescence: staminate to 25 cm, lax, spicate to racemose; bracts 1-6 flowered. Perianth 5 + 5; disk glands 10-15. Stamens 15-100; pistillode 0. Pistillate to 15 cm; outer perianth smaller than staminate; inner perianth 0. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 3-celled; ovule 1 per cell; styles 3, shortly connate at base. Drupe subglobose, c. 6 cm wide, dehiscing into 3 bivalved cocci; seeds subglobose, smooth, marbled, carunculate, 5 mm wide.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Several ornamental varieties are grown as garden plants
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Distribution:
Malesia to South West Pacific, introduced elsewhere
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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