Putranjiva zeylanica (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Putranjivaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Drypetes zeylanica (Thwaites) Hurus.; Palenga zeylanica Thwaites
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Putranjiva zeylanica (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, 40-50 ft tall, entirely glabrous except for the ovaries; Branches slender, firm, angular, olive-brown on upper parts; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 8–14 cm long, 2.2–4 cm wide, base somewhat acute, apex long cuspidate-acuminate, margin sparsely, faintly denticulate, above, upper surface olive-brownish, lower surface slightly paler, texture rigidly chartaceous, scarcely coriaceous, petiole about 5mm long; Flowers numerous, clustered, glabrous, male and female flowers seperate, pedicel thick, dark brown to blackish, slightly viscid, twice as long as the calyx; Clayx in male flowers about 1.5mm long, 2 lobes, broadly obovate, concave, in female flowers about 2mm long, equalling the pedicel, lobes unequal, two outer opposite lobes larger, all lobes ciliate-denticulate along the margin; Ovary densely silky; Fruit 2cm long, 11mm wide.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
  • Native : Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Putranjiva zeylanica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Putranjiva zeylanica. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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