Euphorbia indica Lam.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Anisophyllum indicum (Lam.) Schweinf.; Chamaesyce indica (Lam.) Croizat; Euphorbia hypericifolia sensu Hook.f. non L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbia indica Lam.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist deciduous forests, plains and agricultral fields
  • Comments / notes : Throughout India up to 1000m
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), West Godavari district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
  • World Distribution : Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia indica. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.

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