Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Aconceveibum trinerve Miq., Croton coccineus Vahl
Vernacular name: Chenkolli, Kampipala, Kapilam Kunkumam,
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous, evergreen and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and Australia, India
Flowering and Fruiting: October-March
Key identification features: Leaf is ovate or ovate-lanceolate. The upper surface is glabrous. The unisexual flowers appear in brick red terminal spicate panicles. The male flowers have 4 tepals. The female flowers have 3 or 4 thicker tepals compared to the male flowers. The fruit is a capsule and is globose. It is densely covered with red-glandular with 1 to 4 globose seeds.
Uses: The capsules are a chief source for the extraction of orange dye (Kamela). The wood is used as fuel. The fruit and leaves are used in numerous herbal preparations.
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