Common name: False White Teak • Hindi: पिण्डालु pindalu, पिण्डार pindar • Manipuri: ৱাঙফোপ Wangphop • Marathi: पेटारी petari • Tamil: ஆற்றுப்பூவரசு arruppuvarachu • Malayalam: നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പമ്പരക്കുമ്പിള് pamparakkumpil • Telugu: ఏరుపొణకు eruponuku • Kannada: ಕಾಡುಗುಮ್ಬಳ kaadugumbala, ಕಾಡುಕಮ್ಚೀ kaadukamchi • Bengali: pitali • Oriya: Pithaliya • Konkani: बोंवारो bomvaro • Urdu: پنڐارا pindara • Assamese: bhelkol • Khasi: Dieng Soh Lyndot • Sanskrit: पिण्डारः pindarah • Nepali: Gurel
Botanical name: Mallotus nudiflorus Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Trewia nudiflora
False White Teak is a large deciduous tree, growing to 10-20 m tall, with a
smooth grey bark. Oppositely arranged ovate leaves, 7-17 cm long, are heart-
shaped at the base and have tapering tips. Leaf-stalks are 3-7 cm long.
Flowers small, greenish. Male flowers are borne in 7-19 cm long racemes,
carried on slender stalks. Female flowers are borne singly on long stalks.
Fruit is round, with 2-4 compartments, 2-4 cm in diameter, smooth or hairy,
exocarp thick and fleshy. Flowering: December-March.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. |
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