Drypetes sepiaria | |
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Fruits and leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Putranjivaceae |
Genus: | Drypetes |
Species: | D. sepiaria
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Binomial name | |
Drypetes sepiaria | |
Synonyms | |
Hemicyclia sepiaria Wight & Arn. Hemicyclia sepiaria var. australasica Baill. Hemicyclia sepiaria var. oblongifolia Benth. |
Drypetes sepiaria is a species of small tree in the family Putranjivaceae.[1] This tree is very common in India and Sri Lanka. It is known by many local names, including vellakasavu, veeramaram in Malayalam, vellilambu, veerai (வீரை), aadumilukkan, kaayalakkamaram in Tamil, and weera (වීර) in Sinhala.[2]