Anglithor / Milk Hedge
Euphorbia tirucalli
Also known as Indian Tree Spurge, Milk Bush, Pencil Bush
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- June-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open dry places
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
- Hindi
- उंगली थौर Anglithor, Barki-sehund, barki-thohar
- Tamil
- Chakkalavi, Chatukalavi, Kalli
- Telugu
- సన్న జెముడు
- Kannada
- ಬೊಂತಕಳ್ಳಿ Bonta-kalli, Bontakalli, ಬೊಂತೆಕಳ್ಳಿ Bontekalli
- Malayalam
- Kodikalli, Kolkalli, Guda
- Marathi
- Kada nivali, Nevli, Nirval
About Anglithor
Milk hedge (Euphorbia tirucalli) is a tree 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 is typically found in open dry places. Native to Africa, it is distributed across Old World tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-October. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Anglithor belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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