Mischodon Explained

Mischodon is a genus in the family Picrodendraceae, described in 1854.^{[1] [2]} The only known species is Mischodon zeylanicus, a tree native to southern India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.^{[3] [4]}

Common names

• Sinhala - Tammanna (තම්මැන්න)
• Tamil - Tampanai

See also

• Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae

References

• The Plant List

External links

• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266543

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/783119#page/311/mode/1up Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 299-300
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40020390 Tropicos, Mischodon Thwaites
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=128659 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.