Rongoalathi / Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-June
How to identify Rongoalathi
Identify Rongoalathi 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: Prostrate mat-forming weed.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia prostrata
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated, Wasteland
- Native to
- Caribbean
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Delhi, Bihar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“maculata by its less elongated and less lanceolate leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The oval-shaped leaves are up to one centimetre (0.39 in) long with finely toothed edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“prostrata is similar to both Euphorbia maculata and Euphorbia serpens, but is often hairy on the leaves and stems, while the latter two species are often smooth.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rongoalathi 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 Rongoalathi itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Odia
- Rongoalathi
About Rongoalathi
Prostrate sandmat (Euphorbia prostrata) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 19 other states. It grows in weed in gardens. Flowering and fruiting run from August to June.
Euphorbiaceae
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Rongoalathi belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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