Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss
Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss
Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss
MH384 : Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Chamaesyce pycnostegia (Boiss.) Soják |
| Plant Common Name | : | Covered-Flower Spurge |
| Plant Family | : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs erect, glabrous, up to 70 cm high; stems pseudo-dichotomously branched, terete, somewhat thickened at nodes; internodes 2 - 3 cm long, reddish brown. Lower leaves opposite, distant, oblong-ovate, oblique at base, entire or serrulate, obtuse at apex, 2 – 3.5 x 0.5 – 1.5 cm, whitish on lower surface; midrib distinct, lateral nerves obscure; petioles ca 1 mm long. Upper leaves imbricate, concealing the cyathia, sessile, subcordate to amplexicaul at base, 0.5 - 1 x 0.4 - 0.6 cm; stipules ca 1.5 mm long, fimbriate. Cyathia axillary, solitary; involucre campanulate, ca 2.5 x 2 mm; lobes 5, oblong, fimbriate, ca 0.3 mm long; glands 4, oblong, ca 0.5 x 0.2 mm; limbs transversely obovate, wavy at apical margin, ca 1 x 1.3 mm, white or purplish pink. Male florets: pedicels ca 1 mm long; anthers subglobose; bracteoles filiform, ca 1.5 mm long. Female floret: gynophore ca 2 mm long, glabrous; ovary globose, ca 4 mm in diam.; styles free, bifid; stigma capitate. Fruits ovoid, obtusely trilobed, obtusely angled or acutely keeled at base, ca 3 x 2 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy; seeds ovoid, transversely 3 or 4-furrowed or not, reddish brown or pale grey. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=322&type=4
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Covered_Flower%20Spurge.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245922 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Euphorbiales |
| Family | : Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family |
| Genus | : Euphorbia |
| Species | : Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss |