Shend / African Milk Bush
Synadenium grantii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Synadenium grantii
- Genus
- Synadenium
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as live fence
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Entire (smooth edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaves are attached directly to stems by their base and either have smooth edges or very small teeth towards the ends.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shend 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 Shend itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- शेंड Shend
About Shend
A member of the Euphorbiaceae family, African milk bush (Synadenium grantii) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is grown as live fence. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Shend belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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