Sauropus quadrangularis (Willd.) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
  • Basionym : Phyllanthus quadrangularis Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Breynia quadrangularis (Willd.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aruni, Punarmuringa (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Moist deciduous, evergreen and Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in forests, open ground and in scrub forests
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Bolangir district, Mayurbhanj district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Nayagarh district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, China, Indo-China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Gamble 1925. Fl. Pres. Mad. Vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sauropus quadrangularis. Downloaded on 15 November 2024.

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