Kamala (Hindi: कामला)
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Mallotus philippensis
mal-LOH-tus -- meaning 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: केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampillaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu
Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia
... fruit a depressed-globose, 3-lobed capsule, clothed with a bright crimson layer of abundant minute dark red, granular glands, easily detachable reddish powder.
References: M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh
Kamala (Hindi: कामला)
Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Mallotus philippensis
mal-LOH-tus -- meaning 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: केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampillaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu
Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia
... fruit a depressed-globose, 3-lobed capsule, clothed with a bright crimson layer of abundant minute dark red, granular glands, easily detachable reddish powder.
References: M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh