Pan India Bouquets

Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss.

Family : Euphorbiaceae
(Spurge Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
Synonym(s) : Euphorbia bupleuroides Diels; Euphorbia himalayensis (Klotzsch) Boiss.; Euphorbia mairei H.Lév.; Euphorbia mairei var. luteociliata W.T.Wang; Euphorbia megistopoda Diels; Euphorbia riae Pax & K.Hoffm.; Euphorbia shetoensis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Tithymalus himalayensis Klotzsch; Tithymalus riae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Soják; Tithymalus shetoensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Soják; Tithymalus stracheyi (Boiss.) Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss.
Common name : Himalayan Prostrate Spurge
Vernacular name : Sangmen (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Alpine meadows, scrub, mixed sparse forests; 1000 - 4900 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The rhizome is used medicinally.
Key identification features : Dwarf herb 2-11 (-20)cm, much-branched from base; leaves oblong-obovate 8-15 x 3-8mm; styles 1-1.4mm, free and recurved to base
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to West and Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 215; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 765 - 766
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Euphorbia stracheyi. Downloaded on 3 July 2022.

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