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Economic

importance

Dye yielding

plants

Kamela dye,

Blue dye

Purple dye

Red dye

Jatropha gossypifolia

Binomial Useful part Uses

Croton tiglium (நேரேொளம்)

Ricinus communis

Mallotus philippenensis

Jatropha curcas

Chrozophora tinctoria

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Timber plant Aporosa dioica,

Bischofia javanica,

(வரொமவிருடசம்)

Drypetes roxburghii (வீரைமரம்)

Ornamental

plant

Acalypha ciliata,

A. hispida,

Codiaeum varigatum

Croton tiglium

Euphorbia antiquorum,

E.pulcherrima, E.splendens.

E. tirucalli

Jatropha gossypifolia

Leaves and

roots

Seed

Seed oil

Fruits

Bark

Bark

Roots

Timber

Plants

Used in the treatment of

leprosy and snakebite.

Purgative

Purgative

Used for dyeing wool and

silk.

Used for dyeing clothes

and fishing nets.

Used in textile Industry

Used for tanning and

dyeing fishing lines and

nets

Used for packing cases,

tea boxes, veneers,

plywood, match industry

and several other similar

purpose.

Grown as ornamental

plants.

5.13.5 Family Musaceae – Banana Family

Diagnostic Features

• Perennial giant herbs with pseudostems

formed by leaf sheaths.

• Leaves are large with thick midrib,

parallel venation.

• Flowers are zygomorphic, unisexual,

inflorescence spadix covered by spathe.

• Corolla 2 lipped.

• Ovary tricarpellary, inferior.

• Fruit elongated berry.

• Septal nectaries are present.

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