About Common mil hedge
Euphorbia nivulia is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and is commonly known as the leafy milk hedge, holy milk hedge or dog's tongue.
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Common mil hedge belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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