Putranjiva

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.

Along with Drypetes (of the same family), it contains mustard oils as a chemical defense against herbivores. The ability to produce glucosinolates is believed to have evolved only twice, in the Putranjivaceae and the Brassicales. left|thumb|Putranjiva roxburghii seen in Hebbal Lake Gardens, Bangalore left|thumb|Putranjiva roxburghii seen in Hebbal Lake Gardens, Bangalore thumb|Male inflorescence of Putranjiva roxburghii thumb|Pollen grains of Putranjiva roxburghii Species Putranjiva formosana Kaneh. & Sasaki ex Shimada - Guangdong, Taiwan Putranjiva matsumurae Koidz. - Honsu + Ryukyu Islands in Japan Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. - Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka), Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea Putranjiva zeylanica (Thwaites) Müll.Arg. - Sri Lanka