• Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  (SPURGE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
• Species : Euphorbia tortilis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia tortilis Rottler ex Ainslie
• Vernacular name : Thirugukalli (Tam.)
• Habit : Tree
• Comments : Often on plains in scrub jungles.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Nellore district, Chittoor district, Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Literature : 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 tortilis. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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