- Drypetes oblongifolia
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Drypetes oblongifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Putranjivaceae Genus: Drypetes Species: D. oblongifolia
Bedd.Drypetes oblongifolia is a plant species of the genus Drypetes and the family Putranjivaceae.
It is found in the shola forest of Kerala, a state in India.
It is a host for larvae of the butterfly species Appias albina and Appias india.[1]
References
- ^ Kunte, Krushnamegh; Madhav Gadgil (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press. pp. 221. ISBN 9788173713545. http://books.google.ca/books?id=cuPPjOMcu_4C&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&dq=%22Drypetes+oblongifolia%22&source=bl&ots=a34iAmkRcJ&sig=pk4MpRcJFHrQ5tVRnvsCsDwwvho&hl=en&ei=5z0yS-qXKI_OlAfYsNWWBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Drypetes%20oblongifolia%22&f=false.
Categories:- Putranjivaceae
- Malpighiales stubs
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