Chaetocarpus coriaceus
| Chaetocarpus coriaceus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chaetocarpeae |
| Genus: | Chaetocarpus |
| Species: | C. coriaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetocarpus coriaceus Thw. | |
Chaetocarpus coriaceus is a plant of the family Euphorbiaceae which is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
broadly oval to suborbicular, suddenly tapering, shortly acuminate to subacute apex.
Trunk
Wood - hard, splitting
Flowers
pinkish, axillary clusters.
Fruits
ovoid-globose, bluntly 3-angled, glabrous capsule covered by close pointed warts.
Ecology
rain forest subcanopy wet zone.
Uses
Wood - fuelwood.
Culture
Known as පොල් හැඩවක (pol hedawaka) in Sinhala.