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Euphorbia cotinifolia
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Euphorbia cotinifolia L., Sp. Pl. 453. 1753; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 248. 2007.
Euphorbia cotinoides Miq., Linnaea 21: 473. 1848; Binoj. et al., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 463. 1991; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 653. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Red spurge, Mexican shrubby Spurge, Caribbean Copper Plant
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Description:
Shrubs 1-3 m high; stems branched. Leaves ternate at nodes, ovate, rounded at base, obtuse at apex, entire at margins 2-5 x 1-4 cm, purple when young, pale green when mature (only lower leaves), glabrous; petioles 2-5 cm long, sparsely hairy. Cyathia terminal, solitary; peduncle ca 1 cm long, hairy; involucre turbinate, ca 4 mm in diameter, lobes broadly oblong, lacinate; glands 4, ca 2 mm across, transversely oblong, greenish yellow; limb of glands laciniate, pale yellow in colour. Male florets: pedicel ca 1.5 mm long; anther subglobose, transversely dehiscing; bracteole setaceous, laciniate, ca 1.5 mm long. Female floret: gynophore ca 3 mm long, sparsely hairy; ovary ca 4 mm diameter, glabrous; styles 3, each bifid from middle, ca 1 mm long, stigma capitate. Capsules ca 4 mm diameter, sparsely hairy, broadly ovoid. Seeds ovoid, ca 2.5 mm long and 2 mm wide, pitted on surface and occasionally also warted, ecarunculate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown in the gardens
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Distribution:
Worldwide grown as ornamental plant
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kalanjoor
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