Mercury Doughwood
Micrococca mercurialis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- June-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Micrococca mercurialis
- Genus
- Micrococca
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded moist deciduous forests, also forests plantations and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Arabia through India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- 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
- Malayalam
- കുണുക്കിട്ടാട്ടി
About Mercury Doughwood
Mercury Doughwood (Micrococca mercurialis) 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 is typically found in degraded moist deciduous forests, also forests plantations and plains. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Arabia through India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Mercury Doughwood belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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