Sauropus quadrangularis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sauropus quadrangularis
- Genus
- Sauropus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, China, Indo-China
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- പുനർമുരിങ്ങ
About Sauropus quadrangularis
Sauropus quadrangularis is a shrub 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 moist deciduous, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, China, Indo-China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Sauropus quadrangularis belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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