Thor / Leafless Milk Hedge
Euphorbia caducifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia caducifolia
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- 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
- थोर Thor, डंडा थोर Danda-thor
About Thor
Leafless Milk Hedge (Euphorbia caducifolia) is a shrub 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 occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-May.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Thor belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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