Taxon:  Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.



Summary
Genus:
Putranjiva
Family:
Putranjivaceae
Nomen number:
30382
Place of publication:
Tent. fl. napal. 61.  1826
Verified:
05/25/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus.
Nageia putranjiva Roxb. ex Lindl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
  2. Chowdury, T. K. & K. Deka. 2019. Biodiversity and conservation of ornamental crops. In: Rajasekharan, P. E. & V. R. Rao, Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources 139-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3669-0_6.
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  7. Parrotta, J. A. 2001. Healing plants of peninsular India CABI International, Wallingford, United Kingdom. Note: as Drypetes roxburghii
  8. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India). Note: = Drypetes roxburghii
  9. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand. Note: = Drypetes roxburghii
  10. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh. Note: = Drypetes roxburghii
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: mentions
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMaluku Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka], Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh. Note: as Drypetes roxburghii
Environmentalornamental Chowdury, T. K. & K. Deka. 2019. Biodiversity and conservation of ornamental crops. In: Rajasekharan, P. E. & V. R. Rao, Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources 139-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3669-0_6.
Materialswood Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Medicinesfolklore Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30382. Accessed 14 May 2026.