| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Synonym | Prosorus indicus Dalz. |
| Local Name | Mala-eachil |
| Habit | Mediu sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous dioecious evergreen trees, bark reddish-brown, thin, smooth, pealing off in thin scales. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; stipules lateral, 2.5-4.5 mm long, lanceolate, brownish-scarious; petiole 5-10 mm long, slender grooved above, glabrous; lamina 4-12 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic, elliptic-ovate, elliptic-obovate or obovate, base unequal or acute, apex obtusely acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above and glaucous beneath, membranous; lateral nerves 6-10 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent, flowers green, axillary, fruit a capsule, 8 mm across, depressed globose, irregularly dehiscent, seeds arillate. |