Putranjiva

"Palenga" redirects here. For the place, see Palenga, Uganda.

Putranjiva is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae, first described as a genus in 1826. It is native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Japan, southern China, and New Guinea.^[2]

Putranjiva
Putranjiva roxburghii[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Putranjivaceae
Genus:	Putranjiva Wall.
Synonyms[2]
Nageia Roxb. 1832 not Gaertn. 1788 Palenga Thwaites Liodendron H.Keng

Along with Drypetes (of the same family), it contains mustard oils as a chemical defense against herbivores.^[3] The ability to produce glucosinolates is believed to have evolved only twice, in the Putranjivaceae and the Brassicales.^[3]

Putranjiva roxburghii seen in Hebbal Lake Gardens, Bangalore

Putranjiva roxburghii seen in Hebbal Lake Gardens, Bangalore

Male inflorescence of Putranjiva Roxburghii

Pollen grains of Putranjiva Roxburghii

Species^[2]

1. Putranjiva formosana Kaneh. & Sasaki ex Shimada - Guangdong, Taiwan
2. Putranjiva matsumurae Koidz. - Honsu + Ryukyu Islands in Japan
3. Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. - Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka), Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea
4. Putranjiva zeylanica (Thwaites) Müll.Arg. - Sri Lanka