Mischodon
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| Mischodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae |
| Tribe: | Picrodendreae |
| Subtribe: | Mischodontinae |
| Genus: | Mischodon Thwaites |
| Species: | M. zeylanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites | |
Mischodon is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae. The sole species is Mischodon zeylanicus is a tree native to South asia.
In culture
tammanna(sinhala). tampanai(tamil.)
Leaves
numerous, whorled in 4's, often drooping, linear-oblong-lanceolate, narrow rounded base, notched apex, flush reddish.
Trunk
Bark- rough, brown; young parts finely pubescent, bluntly quadrangular.
Flowers
pale yellowish green or pinkish.
Fruits
dark green, glabrous capsule, back of 3 lobes bluntly keeled.
Site
monsoon forest subcanopy, scrub.
Uses
Wood- construction.
See also
References
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-128659
- http://eol.org/pages/1154191/literature
- http://www.gbif.org/species/3075157
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266543
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