Herbarium JCB

Euphorbia antiquorum L.

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
Species : Euphorbia antiquorum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia antiquorum L.
Common name : Triangular spruge
Vernacular name : Tredhara sehund (Hin.); Chandra galli, Mundu galli (Kan.); Sadhurakalli (Tam.); Bomma jemudu, Pedda jemudu (Tel.); Dokanasiju (Ori.); Vajrakantakah, Tridhara (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-0362
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Key identification features : A laticiferous cladodous succulent plant that grows up to 5 m high. Stems are about 3-4 winged, aphyllous, bearing sharp spines. Flowers are in cyathia, stamens red. Fruit a schizocarp, 2-3 valved.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : December-April
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : Often on plains to 800 m in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 antiquorum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.