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Excoecaria cochinchinensis
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochich. 612. 1790; Chakrab. & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 18: 199. 1994; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 290. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 653. 2009.
Antidesma bicolor Hassk., Cat. Bogor. 81. 1884.
Excoecaria bicolor (Hassk.) Zoll. ex Hassk., Retzia 1: 158. 1855; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1345(941). 1925.
Excoecaria bicolor var. purpurascens Pax & Hoffm. in Engl., Pflanzenr. Euphorb.-Hippom. 159. 1912.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Chinese croton, Variegated Leaf
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Description:
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Indo-China, widely cultivated as an ornamental
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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