Baliospermum montanum var. dioicum (Haines) Haines
Baliospermum montanum var. heterophyllum Gagnep.
Baliospermum moritzianum Baill.
Baliospermum pendulinum Pax
Baliospermum polyandrum Wight, nom. superfl.
Baliospermum raziana Keshaw, Murthy & Yogan.
Croton polyandrus Roxb., nom. illeg.
Croton roxburghii Wall.
Croton solanifolius Burm.
Jatropha montana Willd.
Ricinus montanus (Willd.) Roxb. ex Benth.
Baliospermum solanifolium, synonymBaliospermum montanum, is a plant in the familyEuphorbiaceae.[1] It is commonly known as red physic nut, wild castor, wild croton or wild sultan seed.[citation needed] It is a stout undershrub with numerous flowers.
Description
Baliospermum solanifolium is a stout under-shrub 0.9-1.8 m in height with herbaceous branches from the roots. Leaves are simple, sinuate-toothed, upper ones small, lower ones large and sometimes palmately 3-5 lobed. Flowers are numerous, arranged in axillary racemes with male flowers above and a few females below. Fruits are capsules, 8-13 mm long and obovoid. Seeds are ellipsoid smooth and mottled.[2][better source needed]
Distribution
Baliospermum solanifolium is distributed from China to tropical Asia.[1] It is found throughout the sub-Himalayan tracts from Khasi Hills to Kashmir. It is common in Bihar, West Bengal, and Peninsular and Central India.[citation needed]