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Euphorbia elegans

Herb
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Flowering
December-March

How to identify Euphorbia elegans

Identify Euphorbia elegans by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: Green.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
  • In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
  • Confirm it sits within the Euphorbiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Euphorbia elegans.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Euphorbia elegans
Genus
Euphorbia
Habit
Herb
Native to
India
Distribution
India
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
December-March
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf margin
Entire (smooth edge)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Euphorbia elegans itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
GreenrecordedGreen or greenish

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Euphorbia elegans itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Euphorbia elegans

A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Euphorbia elegans is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.

Illustration representing the Euphorbiaceae family
Botanical family

Euphorbiaceae

Spurge/Euphorbia family

Euphorbia elegans belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.

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