Euphorbia rothiana Spreng.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euphorbia laeta Heyne ex Roth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia rothiana Spreng.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Merasupalchedi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Margins of Tropical evergreen forests and grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 1200m, as a colonizer on the new roads.
  • Key identification features : Milky latex, inflorescence unique (Cyathium)
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Collection Nos : KFP 2282, KFP 5560, Townsend & T.P.R 76
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Namakkal district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : Europe, Africa, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Molluccas
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • 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 & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Balakrishna Gowda & A.N. Sringesh 2004 – Flora of Sringeri (checklist unpublished)
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia rothiana. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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