Macaranga peltata

Macaranga peltata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Macaranga
Species:
M. peltata
Binomial name
Macaranga peltata
Roxb. Mueller
Synonyms
  • Macaranga roxburghii
  • Tanarius peltatus
  • Mappa peltata

Macaranga peltata is a plant found in northern Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. It is one of the most widely occurring early successional woody species in Sri Lanka, specially in low country wet zone.[1] Some of the many common names include kenda - කැන්ද or kanda in Sri Lanka and chandada in India.[2]

  1. ^ K. K. I. U. Aruna Kumara; U. Wickramasinghe; G. A. Dayathilaka; R. Senarathne. "Forestry and Environment Symposium 2000, Sri Lanka: Studies on Dormancy and Germination Dynamics of Macranga Peetata [sic] (Kanda) An Early Successional Species". Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  2. ^ "Macaranga peltata - Chandada". Retrieved 2009-12-30.