Indian spurgetree
ഇലക്കള്ളിদুধসর
Euphorbia neriifolia L.
- light
- —
- water
- Little
- tall
- 6.5 m
- wide
- —
Euphorbiaceae
Formerly Elaeophorbia neriifolia, Euphorbia edulis, Euphorbia ligularia, Tithymalus edulis
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Succulent shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Iran to MyanmarKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 6.5 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Water
- Little: takes droughtRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- RedRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (4)
- Chinese
- 大狼毒, 麒麟掌, 金刚纂
- Simplified Chinese
- 霸王鞭, 金刚纂, 五楞金刚
- Bangla
- দুধসর
- Malayalam
- ഇലക്കള്ളി
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3D model: Euphorbia neriifolia (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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