Chhun / Sullu Spurge
Euphorbia royleana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh & more
- Flowering
- January-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia royleana
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The stems become leafless during hot and cold seasons and the leaves are alternate, apically clustered.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhun itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“The cyathia, or false flowers, are greenish-yellow, almost stalkless, 3-4 in subterminal cymes in .” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Seed capsules are trigonous, 1-1.2 × 1-1.5 cm, light reddish brown, smooth and glabrous.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhun itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chhun, danda thor, senhur
- Nepali
- सिउन्डी Siundee, काने सिउँडी
About Chhun
Sullu Spurge (Euphorbia royleana) is a shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and 2 other states. It grows in scrub forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Chhun belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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