Dilip Walse Patil

Scientific Name : Euphorbia neriifolia L.

Category : Angiosperms

Status : Alive

Habit : A large, fleshy, much-branched shrub. Stem : Branches rounded, some what verticillate with pairs of sharp, stipular spines arising form low conical truncate, distant spirally arranged tubercles. Leaves : Fleshy, alternate, obovate, rounded at the apex, smooth, narrow at base, sessile deciduous. Flowers : Involucers 3-nate, forming small, shortly pedunculate solitary or twin cymes, the central flower is male, sessile, appearing first, the 2 lateral flowers bisexual, pedicellate, lobes large, erect, imbricate, glands transversely oblong, bracteoles many. Stamens 40 in 5 bundles. Ovary superior, styles undivided. Fruits : Capsules of 3, 1-seeded, cocci. Flowering and Fruiting Time : March-April Significance : Common everywhere and often planted for hedges.