Civappu-P-Pula / Officinal Breynia
Breynia vitis-idaea
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Civappu-P-Pula
Identify Civappu-P-Pula by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Civappu-P-Pula.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Breynia vitis-idaea
- Genus
- Breynia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Ryukyu Islands
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Goa, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“It is a shrub or treelet with egg-shaped leaves that can reach up to 3 m tall.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Civappu-P-Pula itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Civappu-P-Pula itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পানছিটকি, পানকুশি, পানজুলি
- Tamil
- சிவப்புப்பூலா civappu-p-pula, பவளப்பூலா pavala-p-pula, செம்பூலா
- Telugu
- పొగడ pogada, ఎల్లారి yellari, యెర్ర బల్లి yerra-balli
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಸೂಲಿ Bilisooli, ಕಾಡು ನುಗ್ಗೆ Kaadu nugge ಬಾಮರಿ Baamari, ಬಿಳಿಸೂಲಿಗೆ Bilisoolige
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുനിരൂരി kattuniruri, പാവലപൂല pavalapula, കാട്ടുനിരൂരി
About Civappu-P-Pula
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Officinal breynia (Breynia vitis-idaea) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 13 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, also moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Civappu-P-Pula belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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