Paracroton pendulus

Paracroton pendulus
	Paracroton pendulus subsp. zeylanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Paracroton
Species:	P. pendulus
Binomial name
	Paracroton pendulus; (Hassk.) Miq.
Synonyms
	Blumeodendron muelleri Kurz ; Croton pendulus Hassk. ; Fahrenheitia collina Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg. ; Fahrenheitia pendula (Hassk.) Airy Shaw ; Ostodes collina (Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg.) Pax ; Ostodes macrophylla (Müll.Arg.) Benth. & Hook.f. ; Ostodes pendula (Hassk.) A.Meeuse ; Ostodes serratocrenata Merr. ; Paracroton pendulus subsp. pendulus; Trigonostemon macrophyllus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. ; Tritaxis macrophylla Müll.Arg. ;

Paracroton pendulus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Leaves - simple, alternate; lamina elliptic to oblanceolate; apex acuminate; margin serrate.
Flowers - unisexual flowers are dioecious. inflorescence is panicled pendulous racemes.
Fruits - globose brownish tomentose capsule.
Uses - timber, medicine. red sap is known to have irritating ability.^[3]

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