Herbarium JCB

Euphorbia nivulia Buchanan-Hamilton

Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(SPURGE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
Species : Euphorbia nivulia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham.
Vernacular name : Dabha galli, Dundukalli (Kan.); Elaikalli, Kilaimullukkalli, Silaikkalli (Tam.); Bontha jemmudu (Tel.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0470; HJCB-E-361
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao; K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 24/02/16; 23/03/2016
Collection Locality : Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State; Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : A moderate size tree. Bark deeply fissured, outer up to 12 cm thick, dry outside, fleshy inside.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : November-April
Comments : Often on hills to 1000 m, generally on steep slopes of scrub forests and deciduous hills.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : B.R.Hills (Chamarajnagar district) (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Guntur district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Madagascar
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 nivulia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.