Danda Thaur / Indian Spurge Tree
Euphorbia neriifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- December-April
How to identify Danda Thaur
Identify Danda Thaur by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fleshy angled succulent stems with oleander-like leaves.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Whorled.
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia neriifolia
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Malay Islands, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- WhorledrecordedThree or more leaves arise from the same point around the stem.“The main trunk and larger branches are rounded, younger branches are somewhat whorled, unjointed, whorled, grey or light green, glabrous, 8–30 mm thick, often leafless.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The main trunk and larger branches are rounded, younger branches are somewhat whorled, unjointed, whorled, grey or light green, glabrous, 8–30 mm thick, often leafless.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The main trunk and larger branches are rounded, younger branches are somewhat whorled, unjointed, whorled, grey or light green, glabrous, 8–30 mm thick, often leafless.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Danda Thaur 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 Danda Thaur itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- डंडा थौर Danda thaur, डंडा थोर Danda-thor, सेहड़ Sehad
- Bengali
- Manasasi, দুধসর
- Tamil
- Elaikalli, Perumbu Kalli
- Telugu
- Aku-jemudu, Akujamudu
- Kannada
- Elegalli, Elekalli, Ilaikalli
- Malayalam
- elakkalli, ilaikalli, ilakalli
- Marathi
- Mingut, Nevagunda, Newrang
About Danda Thaur
Indian Spurge Tree (Euphorbia neriifolia) is a shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and 13 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Danda Thaur belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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