Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Anisophyllum thymifolium (L.) Haw. |
| synonym | Aplarina microphylla (Lam.) Raf. |
| synonym | Chamaesyce mauritiana Comm. ex Denis |
| synonym | Chamaesyce microphylla (Lam.) Soják |
| synonym | Chamaesyce rubrosperma (Lotsy) Millsp. |
| synonym | Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp. |
| synonym | Chamaesyce thymifolia f. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus. |
| synonym | Euphorbia afzelii N.E.Br. |
| synonym | Euphorbia botryoides Noronha, nom. nud. |
| synonym | Euphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn |
| synonym | Euphorbia microphylla Lam. |
| synonym | Euphorbia philippina J.Gay ex Boiss., pro syn. |
| synonym | Euphorbia rubicunda Blume |
| synonym | Euphorbia rubrosperma Lotsy |
| synonym | Euphorbia thymifolia f. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl. |
| synonym | Euphorbia thymifolia var. disticha Nutt. |
| synonym | Euphorbia thymifolia var. suffrutescens Boiss. |
🗒 Common Names
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| bodo |
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📚 Overview
Diagnostic Keys
Prostrate herbs, leaves obovate, sub-orbicular, margin sub-entire, cyathia 2-4 in axile
Sanjib Barua
| Attributions | Sanjib Barua |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Prostrate herb, latex bearing, cyathium inflorescence.
Sanjib Barua
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Softly hispid prostrate herbs. Leaves opposite, distichous, 2-7 x 2-4 mm, oblong or suborbicular, base obliquely cordate, margin serrulate, apex obtuse, 1-nerved, subsessile. Cyathia in axillary clusters. Involucre campanulate, c. 8 mm long; glands 4. Male flowers 1-4, ebracteolate. Female laterally pendulous; ovary tomentose; style 3-forked from base. Capsule c. 2 mm across, obtusely angled, glabrescent. Seeds 4-angular, minutely tuberculate, red.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Annual
Sanjib Barua
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Cyclicity
Flowering & Fruiting: November--April
Sanjib Barua
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Flowering and fruiting: November-May
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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Reproduction
Seeds
Sanjib Barua
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Life Expectancy
1 year
Sanjib Barua
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Morphology
Annual prostrate herb, covering area prostrately 13-33 x 5-16 cm; root white, hard, straight vertically ca.8 cm long and 0.2 cm in diameter; stem hispidly pubescent, brown to reddish, 0.1 cm in diameter; leaves opposite, lamina 0.6-0.8 x 0.3-0.6 cm, short petioled, 0.1 cm long, obovate, sub-orbicular, assymetrical at the base, pubescent beneath, with shiny hairs, margin of leaves is with reddish-pink colouration, mature leaf having pink-red colour at the base of lamina; stipules 2, membranous, triangular, serrete, arising from node; involucre minute, 0.1 cm long, axillary in the crowded terminal branchlet; glands 4, red-pink, very minute; capsule 0.1 x 0.1 cm, reddish, errect, obtusely keeled pubescent; style 6, persistant, light green, connate at base; seeds 3 in each capsule, 0.08 cm long, red on maturity with some furrow line.
Sanjib Barua
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Riverbeds in moist deciduous forests
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Wet places
Sunny area
Sanjib Barua
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Riverbeds in moist deciduous forests, also in plains
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Maharastra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh; Tropical America
Local Distribution
Barak Valley, Kamrup
Global Distribution
BANGLADESH, MYANMAR, CHINA, SRI LANKA
Local Distribution
Troughout Assam, tropical regions
Sanjib Barua
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Global Distribution
Tropical Asia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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Maharashtra: Common throughout
Karnataka: Common throughout
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Not at risk
Sanjib Barua
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Protection Legal Status
Common in roadside, domestic area
Sanjib Barua
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
Folk medicine
Unani
Traditional chinese medicine
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Unani, Traditional chinese medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=941
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The milky latex is used to cure ringworm by Bodo tribe. The bruised fresh plant is applied to wounds. Leaves and seeds are used in childrens’ bowel affection and in worm cases.Mixed juice of the plant with fresh goat milk is used for curing of blood dysentery. Amenorrhea is cured by using roots.
Sanjib Barua
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Medicinal
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=941
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
- Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columbian Mus. Bot. Ser. 2: 412. 1916.
- Euphorbia thymifolia L., Sp. Pl. 454. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 252. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1276(893). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 257. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 366. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 338. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 416. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 359. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 714. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 429. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 416. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 325. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 404. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 287. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 620. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 372. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 283. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 290. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 445. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 261. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 631. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 728. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=941
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
- Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columbian Mus. Bot. Ser. 2: 412. 1916.
- Euphorbia thymifolia L., Sp. Pl. 454. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 252. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1276(893). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 257. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 366. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 338. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 416. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 359. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 714. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 429. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 416. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 325. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 404. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 287. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 620. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 372. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 283. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 290. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 445. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 261. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 631. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 728. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
| Order | Malpighiales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus | Euphorbia |
| Species | Euphorbia thymifolia L. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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