Suregada lanceolata is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.

Suregada lanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Suregada
Species:
S. lanceolata
Binomial name
Suregada lanceolata
(Willd.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Gelonium angustifolium Müll.Arg.
  • Gelonium lanceolatum Willd.
  • Suregada angustifolia (Müll.Arg.) Airy Shaw
  • Suregada angustifolia Baill. [Illegitimate]

Description edit

  • Leaves - alternate or oblanceolate; apex acuminate; margin entire.
  • Flowers - unisexual. male flowers are peduncled cymes, female flowers are solitary and axillary.
  • Fruits - three-seeded and three-lobed globose capsule.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Suregada lanceolata (Willd.) Kuntze — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ "Suregada lanceolata (Willd.) Kuntze". India Biodiversity Portal.