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

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 is found from Australia, through South East Asia to the Western Ghats. It is the host plant of the moth '' Dysphania percota'' in India and '' Dysphania numana'' in Australia.

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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, '' Dysphania percota'' caterpillar on twig

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13114481 brachiata Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of Indo-China Flora of Madagascar Flora of Malesia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Papuasia Flora of Queensland Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1790 Taxa named by João de Loureiro