Carallia brachiata
Species of tree
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Carallia brachiata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhizophoraceae.[2][3] This large tree grows to a height of 25 metres (82 ft) and is found from Australia, through South East Asia to the Western Ghats.[4] It is the host plant of the moth Dysphania percota in India and Dysphania numana in Australia.
| Carallia brachiata | |
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| Carallia brachiata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
| Genus: | Carallia |
| Species: | C. brachiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carallia brachiata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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48 synonyms
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Distribution
It is native to the following regions as defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions:[2][5]
- Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar
- China: China South-Central, China Southeast
- Eastern Asia: Hainan
- Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Indo-China: Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
- Malesia: Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
- Papuasia: Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Gallery
Tree trunk
Bark
Opposite leaves
Underside of leaves
Inflorescence
Flower
Dysphania percota caterpillar on twig
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