Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Croton | Species: Croton caudatus Geiseler |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Croton racemosus, Croton drupaceus | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Jepal gota, Geyapal | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Croton | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit is woody, nearly spherical or broadly oblong, 2 to 2.5 centimeters long, terete, or with 6 slender ridges |
| Habitat | Occurs in gallery forest, evergreen forests and thickets | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Asia, Malesia and the Philippines | Bark Details | Bark smooth, ash-coloured |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A straggling, climbing shrub, leaves are extremely variable, the smaller ones ovate-cordate | Leaf Details | Leaf blades about 5-19 x 2.5-12 cm, petioles about 1-5.5 cm long. Underside of the leaf blade and leafy twigs densely clothed in pale stellate hairs |
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