About Sullu Spurge
Euphorbia royleana is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is also known as Sullu spurge, and Royle's spurge. It is a succulent and almost cactus-like in appearance, although unrelated. It grows right across the Himalaya mountains from Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal to western China. It prefers dry and rocky slopes between 1000–1500 m altitude, but has been found up to 2000 m. Flowering and fruiting is in spring to early summer (March to July) and seeding is in June to October. It is used as a hedging plant in northern India and has medicinal uses.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia royleana
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and plains Key identification features : Succulent shrub. Podaria winged
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chhun, danda thor, senhur
- Nepali
- सिउन्डी Siundee, काने सिउँडी
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Sullu Spurge belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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