Manihot glaziovii Mueller

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Manihot carthagenensis subsp. glaziovii (Müll.Arg.) Allem
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Manihot glaziovii Müll.Arg.
  • Common name : Ceara Rubber Tree, Manicoba rubber
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kattu-rubber (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Introduced in India
  • Comments / notes : Often planted on hills. Latex is used in rubber Industries.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Common
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Brazil
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in most parts of the world
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. a. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Manihot glaziovii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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