''Carallia brachiata'' is a large tree in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Rhizophoraceae The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera.Setoguchi, H., Kosuge, K., & Tobe, H. (1999). Molecular Phylogeny of Rhizophoraceae Based on rbcL Gene Sequences. ...

, that grows to a height of and found from Australia,

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. Th ...

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through to the Western Ghats. It is the host plant of the moth ''

Dysphania percota ''Dysphania percota'', the blue tiger moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that can be found in India. It was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. Description It is similar to '' Dysphania palmyra'', but differs in the whole apical a ...

'' in India and ''

Dysphania numana ''Dysphania'' may refer to: * ''Dysphania'' (moth), a Lepidoptera animal genus * ''Dysphania'' (plant), an Amaranthaceae plant genus {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' in Australia.

Gallery

File:Carallia brachiata - വങ്കണ 01.JPG, Tree trunk File:Carallia brachiata bark.jpg, Bark File:Carallia brachiata - വങ്കണ 02.JPG, Opposite leaves File:Carallia brachiata flowers at Mayyil (5).jpg, Underside of leaves File:Carallia brachiata 12.JPG, Inflorescence File:Carallia brachiata flowers at Mayyil (6).jpg, Flower File:Dysphania percota on a carallia brachiata leaf.jpg, ''

'' caterpillar on twig

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13114481 brachiata