Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Euphorbia | Species:
Euphorbia tirucalli Linn.
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Euphorbia laro Drake,Tirucalia indica Raf. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Pencil Tree | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Firestick Plant, Indian Tree Spurge, Naked Lady, Pencil Tree, Pencil Cactus, Sticks on Fire | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Angli thor, anglithor, barki-sehund, barki-thohar | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 2500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsule 5 mm, globose, cocci compressed, velvety. Seeds ovoid, smooth. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Paleotropics | Bark Details | Smooth, succulent and brightgreen in colour. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs; branchlets terete, succulent, articulated. Leaves deciduous, 5-10 mm long, linear-oblong, base cuneate, apex obtuse to subacute. Cyathia clustered in the forks of the branchlets, shortly pedicelled, mostly female. Involucre campanulate; glands 3-5, transversely oval, peltate, lobes short, hairy; appendage 0. Male florets bracteolate, bracteoles laciniate at tip. Styles short, recurved, 2-lobed. Capsule 5 mm, globose, cocci compressed, velvety. Seeds ovoid, smooth. | Leaf Details | Leaves deciduous, 5-10 mm long, linear-oblong, base cuneate, apex obtuse to subacute. |
