Croton sparsiflorus
COMMON NAME: ban tulsi or jungle tulsi, kala bhangra BOTANICAL NAME: Croton bonplandianum FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae (castor family) Habit : Herb or subshrub. Stem : Woody, well branched. Leaves : Ovate-lanceolate, serrulate, acute, base acute with sessile glands. Flowers : Unisexual, yellowish green, in spikes; male flower pedicellate, in fascicles; female ones solitary, sessile. Fruit : Capsule 3-lobed with stellate hairs.