Katathohar / Common Mil Hedge
Euphorbia nivulia
Also known as Indian Spurge Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia nivulia
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub forests, dry deciduous forests and rocky places
- Distribution
- India, NW. Himalayas, Myanmar, Madagascar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- 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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Katathohar, Senhur, Sij
- Bengali
- sij
- Tamil
- ilakalli, manjevi, nanangalli
- Kannada
- dubbakalli, dundukalli elegalli, gutagalli
- Malayalam
- ela-calli, ilakalli
- Marathi
- thor, nivarang, seej
About Katathohar
Common mil hedge (Euphorbia nivulia) is a tree 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 scrub forests, dry deciduous forests and rocky places. It occurs across India, NW. Himalayas, Myanmar, Madagascar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Katathohar belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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