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Euphorbia santapaui
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Euphorbia santapaui Henry, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 6: 329. 1964 (1965); M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 415. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 185. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 608. 2002; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 276. 2007.
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Description:
Succulent trees, 10 m high, very profusely branched. Leaves minute, 0.1-0.3 cm diam.; ovate-orbicular, convex on the upper side, early deciduous. Cyathia 0.5-1 x 0.5-0.6 cm. Male flowers 5-6; stamens single, filament 0.1-0.15 cm long, attached and joined with pedicel. Ovary 0.2-0.3 cm across; style 3, connate, 0.08-0.12 cm long; stigma 2-fid. Capsule 0.6-0.8 cm across, glabrous or slightly pubescent without.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Yellow, Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
1200-2000
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Localities:
Agastyarkudam, Pongalapara
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