Euphorbia heterophylla L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Euphorbia heterophylla
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia heterophylla L.
  • Common name : Green Poinsettia
  • Vernacular name : Beedi soppu, Halalubu (Kan.)
  • Key identification features : An erect herb or undershrub. Leaves are alternate below, opposite and whorled above, show variegation, often with a red or a light patch at the base. The cyathia are in terminal clusters with lateral, conspicuous nectary. Fruit is a capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Native : Central America
  • Comments : On hills above 500 m, along river beds flowing into plains. Sometimes a weed of cultivation or in fallow fields.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; 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 heterophylla. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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