Euphorbia neriifolia L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Elaeophorbia neriifolia (L.) A.Chev.; Euphorbia edulis Lour.; Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.; Euphorbia pentagona Noronha; Euphorbia pentagona Blanco; Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H.Karst.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia neriifolia L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Snuhee (Sanskrit)
    • Kalli gida (Kannada)
    • Sigu, Siva (Oria)
    • Pattonscend, Sehund, Thohar (Hindi)
    • Akujamudu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Grown as hedge plant
  • Key identification features : Milky latex, inflorescence unique (Cyathium)
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 04/01/2015
  • Collection Nos : HJCB 0694
  • Collection Locality : Nagpuri forest, Arsikere, Karnataka
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Maharashtra : Raigad (Karle Khind)
    • Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Bargarh district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Karauli districtI,Sawai Madhopur districtR,Alwar district
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia neriifolia. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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