Shadevi / Suryavarti
Chrozophora rottleri
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- January-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrozophora rottleri
- Genus
- Chrozophora
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and reservoir banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Java
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- शदेवी shadevi
- Bengali
- ক্ষুদি ওকরা
- Tamil
- Purapirakkai
- Telugu
- ఎర్ర మిరియము erra miriyamu, గురుగుఛెట్టు guruguchettu, లింగమిరప linga mirapa
- Kannada
- ಲಿಮ್ಗಮೆಣಸು lingamenasu
- Marathi
- सुर्यवर्ती suryavarti
About Shadevi
Suryavarti (Chrozophora rottleri) is an undershrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in paddy fields and reservoir banks. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Shadevi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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