Mischodon

Mischodon is a genus in the family Picrodendraceae, described in 1854.^[1][2] The only known species is Mischodon zeylanicus, a tree native to southern India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.^[3][4]

Mischodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Picrodendraceae
Tribe:	Picrodendreae
Subtribe:	Mischodontinae
Genus:	Mischodon Thwaites
Species:	M. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Mischodon zeylanicus Thwaites

Common names

• Sinhala - Tammanna (තම්මැන්න)
• Tamil - Tampanai

See also

• Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae