Mallotus rhamnifolius

Translingual

Etymology

Mallotus m +‎ New Latin rhamnifolius m (“buckthorn-leaved”). Transferred from the genus Croton, originally Croton rhamnifolius.

Proper noun

Mallotus rhamnifolius m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – buckthorn-leaved kamala, native to India and Sri Lanka.

Synonyms

• (basionyms) Croton rhamnifolius
• (heterotypic synonyms) Croton nervosus, Croton reticulatus, Mallotus micranthus, Mallotus zeylanicus, Mallotus rhamnifolius var. ovatifolius, Oxydectes reticulata

Derived terms

• Mallotus rhamnifolius var. ovatifolius

Descendants

• → English: buckthorn-leaved kamala (partial calque)
• → Tamil: → மேலோட்டஸ் ரேம்னிபோலியஸ் (mēlōṭṭas rēmṉipōliyas) (transliteration)

References

• Mallotus rhamnifolius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mallotus rhamnifolius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mallotus rhamnifolius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons