About Creeping Sebastiana
Creeping Sebastiana (Sebastiania chamaelea) 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 weed in cultivated fields and in deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka to Australia, Pacific Islands, Malesia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sebastiania chamaelea
- Genus
- Sebastiania
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed in cultivated fields and in deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka to Australia, Pacific Islands, Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Creeping Sebastiana belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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