Euphorbia tirucalli L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Euphorbia tirucalli
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia tirucalli L.
  • Common name : Milk hedge
  • Vernacular name : Konpal, Sehud (Hin.); Kolu galli, Korkalli gida, Bottukalli gida (Kan.); Thirukkalli (Tam.); tirukalli, Kada gemudu (Tel.); Khar-seju, Jadengachha, Hadabhonga, Danguli-siju (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Moderate-sized unarmed succulents. Branches are terete. Leaves few, small, linear-oblong, early cauducous. Inflorescence unique (Cyathium). Flowers are very small greenish, clustered in forks of branches.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Native : Africa
  • Comments : Often on foothills to 800 m, along fences.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Old World tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia tirucalli. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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