Euphorbia wallichii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euphorbia duclouxii H.Lév. & Vaniot; Euphorbia wallichii subsp. duclouxii (H.Lév. & Vaniot) B.L.Turner; Euphorbia yunnanensis Radcl.-Sm.; Tithymalus wallichii (Hook.f.) Soják
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia wallichii Hook.f.
  • Common name : Wallich Spurge, Himalayan Spurge
  • Vernacular name :
    • Duk (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine meadows, slopes, forest margins; 1800 - 4700 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Chakrata
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to West and South 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia wallichii. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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