Drypetes oblongifolia
Appearance
Drypetes oblongifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Putranjivaceae |
Genus: | Drypetes |
Species: | D. oblongifolia
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Binomial name | |
Drypetes oblongifolia |
Drypetes oblongifolia is a plant species of the genus Drypetes and the family Putranjivaceae.
It is found in the shola forest of Kerala, a state in India.
It is a host for larvae of the butterfly species Appias albina and Appias india.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kunte, Krushnamegh; Madhav Gadgil (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-81-7371-354-5.
External links
[edit]- http://www.biotik.org/india/species/d/drypoblo/drypoblo_en.html
- Photo of Drypetes oblongifolia (Bedd.) Airy Shaw - EUPHORBIACEAE