Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euphorbia bupleuroides Diels; Euphorbia himalayensis (Klotzsch) Boiss.; Euphorbia mairei H.Lév.; Euphorbia mairei var. luteociliata W.T.Wang; Euphorbia megistopoda Diels; Euphorbia riae Pax & K.Hoffm.; Euphorbia shetoensis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Tithymalus himalayensis Klotzsch; Tithymalus riae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Soják; Tithymalus shetoensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Soják; Tithymalus stracheyi (Boiss.) Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss.
  • Common name : Himalayan Prostrate Spurge
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sangmen (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine meadows, scrub, mixed sparse forests; 1000 - 4900 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The rhizome is used medicinally.
  • Key identification features : Dwarf herb 2-11 (-20)cm, much-branched from base; leaves oblong-obovate 8-15 x 3-8mm; styles 1-1.4mm, free and recurved to base
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to West and Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 215
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 765 - 766
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 384
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia stracheyi. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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