Paracroton pendulus

Paracroton pendulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Crotoneae
Genus:	Paracroton
Species:	P. pendulus
Binomial name
*Paracroton pendulus* (Hassk.) Miq.
Synonyms
Blumeodendron muelleri Kurz Croton pendulus Hassk. Fahrenheitia collina Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg. Fahrenheitia pendula (Hassk.) Airy Shaw Ostodes collina (Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg.) Pax Ostodes macrophylla (Müll.Arg.) Benth. & Hook.f. Ostodes pendula (Hassk.) A.Meeuse Ostodes serratocrenata Merr. Paracroton pendulus subsp. pendulus Trigonostemon macrophyllus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. Tritaxis macrophylla Müll.Arg. ^[1]

Paracroton pendulus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Leaves - simple, alternate; lamina elliptic to oblanceolate; apex acuminate; margin serrate.
Flowers - unisexual flowers are dioecious. inflorescence is panicled pendulous racemes.
Fruits - globose brownish tomentose capsule.
Uses - timber, medicine. red sap is known to have irritating ability.^[3]

References

↑ "Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
↑ "Paracroton pendulus - EUPHORBIACEAE". biotik.org.
↑ "Paracroton pendulus". asianplant.net.

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