Tridhara / Antique Spurge
Euphorbia antiquorum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- December-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia antiquorum
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles, foothills of deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- 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
- त्रिधार Tridhara, वज्र कंटक Vajrakantaka
- Bengali
- Tiktasij
- Tamil
- சதுரக்கள்ளி chaturakalli, கள்ளி kalli, கண்டீரவம் Kantiravam
- Telugu
- బొమ్మజెముడు bommajemudu, బొంతజెముడు bontha jemudu, bontha kl
- Kannada
- ಮುಂಡುಕಳ್ಳಿ Mundukalli, ಮುಂಡಗಳ್ಳಿ Mundugalli, ಮುಂಡುಗಳ್ಳಿ Mundugalli
- Malayalam
- Chaturakkalli, ചതുരക്കള്ളി
- Marathi
- Narasya
About Tridhara
Antique Spurge (Euphorbia antiquorum) is a tree 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 scrub jungles, foothills of deciduous forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Tridhara belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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