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
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mercury Doughwood itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mercury Doughwood itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുണുക്കിട്ടാട്ടി
About Mercury Doughwood
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Mercury Doughwood (Micrococca mercurialis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in degraded moist deciduous forests, also forests plantations and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Mercury Doughwood belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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