Nilam-Tenga / Creeping Gooseberry
Sauropus bacciformis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sauropus bacciformis
- Genus
- Sauropus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grassy pastures near sea and mangrove forests, also on saline soils in inland forests and moist places
- Distribution
- India, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Celebes, Southeast Asia, South China, Malaya, Java
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-September
- 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 Nilam-Tenga 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 Nilam-Tenga itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Nilam-tenga
About Nilam-Tenga
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, Creeping Gooseberry (Sauropus bacciformis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in grassy pastures near sea and mangrove forests, also on saline soils in inland forests and moist places. Flowering and fruiting run from June to September.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Nilam-Tenga belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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