Euphorbia rosea Retzius

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chamaesyce rosea (Retz.) G.L.Webster
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia rosea Retz.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Often on plains on gravelly ground, in poor soil and on the floor of scrub jungles.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Kendrapara district, Khurda district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
  • 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
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia rosea. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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