Chaetocarpus ferrugineus

Chaetocarpus ferrugineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chaetocarpeae
Genus:	Chaetocarpus
Species:	C. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Chaetocarpus ferrugineus Philcox.

Chaetocarpus ferrugineus is a plant of the family Euphorbiaceae which is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Ecology

rain forest undestory wet zone.

Uses

Wood - fuelwood.

Culture

Known as ලමිරිය (lamiriya) in Sinhala.

References

• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-37344
• http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Peraceae/Chaetocarpus/
• http://arctos.database.museum/name/Chaetocarpus%20ferrugineus
• http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Chaetocarpus&page=quickSearch