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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 12
- Scientific Name: Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- Common Name: Vatta
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: തൊടുകണ്ണി, ഉപ്പില, വട്ട, വട്ടക്കണ്ണി, ഉപ്പില
- Native: India, Sri Lanka, Sikkim to West Indo-China
- Specimen from: Chandanathod, Sholayar
- State & Region: Kerala, India
- Date of Collection: Thursday, February 22, 1979
- Collected by: K. M. Bhat & K. V. Bhat
- General Characteristics: Dioecious trees, to 15 m high; bark surface pale, greyish-brown mottled with white. Leaves simple, flowers unisexual, greenish-yellow, fruit is a capsule.
- Wood Anatomy: Diffuse porous wood, growth rings indistinct. Vessels moderately large to small.
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