Mallotus fuscescens
| Mallotus fuscescens | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Mallotus |
| Species: | M. fuscescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Mallotus fuscescens Muell.Arg. | |
Mallotus fuscescens is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
opposite or alternate, oval-oblong, base acute to rounded, shortly acuminate apex.
Trunk
young parts glabrous, glandular.
Flowers
pale green, shortly stalked, crowded; I- male rufous-pubescent, axillary and terminal spikes. Inflorescence- female lax racemes on long peduncles.
Fruits
glabrous, somewhat glandular capsules.
Ecology
rain forest fringes and gaps, secondary forest of wet zone of Sri Lanka.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Mallotus fuscescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.