Drypetes subsessilis (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Putranjivaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyclostemon subsessilis Kurz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drypetes subsessilis (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Common name : Fascicled child's amulet tree
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Small to medium-sized tree, reaching heights of 4–10 meters; Branches lender, slightly grooved, glabrous; Leaves oblong to elliptic-oblong, measuring 13–15.5 cm long and 4–6 cm wide, coriaceous, base rounded to cuneate, margin subentire, undulate or shallowly crenate, apex acute to acuminate; Petiole 7–11 mm long, canaliculate; Inflorescence pubescent; Flowers small, clustered, axillary or above the scars of fallen leaves, subsessile, staminate flowers: sepals concave, with scurfy hairs on the outer surface, ciliate margin, stamens 3-6, disc plicate, dentate, with a short inner process that embraces the base of the filaments, pistillate flowers: spelas orbicular, concave, ovary pubescent, 2 or 3 locular, stigma 2 or 3, obtriangular; Fruit ellipsoid, 1.5–2 cm long, obscurely 4-lobed, puberulous, orange when ripe; Pedicel short, thick, around 2.5 mm long.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Sikkim to N. Thailand, Andaman Islands
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Drypetes subsessilis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Drypetes subsessilis. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Habitat

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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