Euphorbia heterophylla L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • 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.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 8655, CJS 13563
  • 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
  • Native : Tropical America.
  • Comments : Frequent in gardens, often as a weed.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Bijapur, Davanagere, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Mysore, Tumkur, Udupi
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere

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