Dudhia Phool / Matted Sandmat
Euphorbia serpens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia serpens
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Bengali
- Dudhia phool, Swetkerui
About Dudhia Phool
Matted Sandmat (Euphorbia serpens) is a herb 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 occurs across Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Dudhia Phool belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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