Banmuli / Stemless Spurge
Euphorbia fusiformis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- March-June
How to identify Banmuli
Identify Banmuli 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dwarf tuberous stemless succulent.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia fusiformis
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub forests
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
- 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
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banmuli 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 Banmuli itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनमूली Banmuli
- Bengali
- Dhudhmul
- Marathi
- भूइफोड़ Bhuiphod
About Banmuli
Stemless Spurge (Euphorbia fusiformis) is a herb in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It grows in scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Banmuli belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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