Blumeodendron tokbrai (Blume) Kurz

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Blumeodendron elateriospermum J.J.Sm.; Elateriospermum tokbrai Blume; Mallotus tokbrai (Blume) Müll.Arg.; Rottlera tokbrai (Blume) Scheff.; Blumeodendron paucinervium (Elmer) Merr.; Blumeodendron vernicosum (Hook.f.) Gage; Elateriospermum paucinervium Elmer; Mallotus vernicosus Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Blumeodendron tokbrai (Blume) Kurz
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Lofty trees up to 25 m tall; branches stout, terete, glabrous, brown; leaves alternate, long-petioled (2.5–3.8 cm), rigidly coriaceous, elliptic-ovate, obtusely acuminate; dark green, shiny above, dull when dry; eglandular and glabrous beneath, margin thin with broad yellow border, lateral nerves 6–8 pairs; male inflorescence axillary raceme or panicle, solitary or paired, ebracteate, as long as or longer than leaves 7.5–11 cm, sometimes branched; flowers long-pedicelled (0.6–0.8 cm), buds globose (0.6 cm diam.), sepals 4, coriaceous, stamens 30–40, connective narrow. Fruits broadly 3-angled, dull green.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : East-West road in Great Nicobar Island
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, India
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Brandis Dietrich. Indian trees, Constable and company Ltd, London, 1921. Pg.: 590
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blumeodendron tokbrai
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Blumeodendron tokbrai. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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