Description:
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) »
Mallotus philippensis mal-LOH-tus -- fleecy, referring to the seed capsule fil-lip-EN-sis -- of or from the Philippines; also spelled philippinensis commonly known as: dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton • Bengali: কমলা kamala • Hindi: कामला kamala, रैनी raini, रोहन rohan, रोहिनी rohini, सिन्धुरी sinduri • Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಕುಮದ ಮರ kunkuma-damara • Malayalam: ചെങ്കൊല്ലി cenkolli, കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം kunkumappuumaram, കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞശ് kurangumanjas, നാവട്ട naavatta, നൂറിമരം nuurimaram • Marathi: कपिला kapila, केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampilyaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia References:
Flowers of India •
M.M.P.N.D. •
World Agroforestry Centre •
Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Date: 28 January 2012, 13:38. Source:
Mallotus philippensis. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 58′ 34.75″ N, 73° 13′ 18.82″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.976319; 73.221894.