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Euphorbia cyathophora
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Euphorbia cyathophora Murray, Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 7: 81. 1786; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 278. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 628. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Summer Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia
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Description:
Shrubs to 2 m tall. Leaves alternate below, decussate to whorled above, 5-7 x 1.5-3 cm, obovate to oblanceolate, base acute to attenuate, blade entire or sinuate, margin serrate to entire, apex acute; petiole to 1 cm; floral leaves yellow to red at the basal half. Cyathia 12-15, in terminal clusters. Involucre campanulate, 4 x 3 mm; gland 1, opposite the pistil, bilabiate, opening narrowly oblong; appendage 0.male florets 20-30, roughly in 5 groups, bracteolate; stalk 2 mm; anthers 0.7 mm. female: laterally pendulous. Ovary 2.5 x 3 mm; styles 3, erect, 1mm, forked at apex. Capsule 4 mm across; seeds oblong-globose, 3 mm long, sharply tuberculate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Alappuzha
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of Greater Antilles, Eastern USA and Mexico
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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):
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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:
No
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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:
Alleppey town
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