Bhedisoppu / Green Poinsettia
Euphorbia heterophylla
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-August
How to identify Bhedisoppu
Identify Bhedisoppu 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: Leaf bases flushed red (green poinsettia).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf margin: Entire (smooth edge).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-August.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia heterophylla
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests and waste places
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The lower leaves are alternate whereas the upper leaves are opposite and commonly have a whitish or bright red base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhedisoppu itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruits are small, segmented capsules.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhedisoppu itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பால்பெருக்கி
- Kannada
- ಭೇದಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Bhedisoppu
- Malayalam
- പാൽപെരുക്കി
About Bhedisoppu
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Green Poinsettia (Euphorbia heterophylla) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and 22 other states. It grows in degraded forests and waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from May to August.
Uses
Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Bhedisoppu belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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