Euphorbia indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia indica
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, plains and agricultral fields
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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.
About Euphorbia indica
Euphorbia indica is a herb 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 moist deciduous forests, plains and agricultral fields. It occurs across Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Euphorbia indica belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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