Pallikkarputu / Chikurmanis
Sauropus androgynus
Also known as Sauropus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sauropus androgynus
- Genus
- Sauropus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- Indo-Malaya
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pallikkarputu 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 Pallikkarputu itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Pallikkarputu, Thavasi Keerai
- Kannada
- ಚಕ್ರಾನೀ Chakraani, ಚಕ್ರಮುನಿ Chakramuni, ಚಕ್ರಮುನಿ
- Malayalam
- Madhuracheera, Cucurumanicheera, മലയച്ചീര
About Pallikkarputu
Chikurmanis (Sauropus androgynus) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Pallikkarputu belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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