Euphorbia katrajensis Gage
MH386 : Euphorbia katrajensis Gage
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Chamaesyce katrajensis (Gage) Soják.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | _ |
| Plant Family | : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, erect, up to 40 cm high; stems terete, unbranched or dichotomously branched or often sympodial, pink; nodes thickened. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, oblique at base, distantly serrulate, acute to acuminate, apiculate at apex, 2.5 - 6.5 x 0.3 - 0.8 cm, glabrous; midnerve prominent, lateral nerves obscure; petioles ca 2 mm long; stipules subulate, ca 1 mm long. Cyathia axillary, solitary; peduncle ca 8 mm long; involucre turbinate, ca 2.5 x 2 mm, sparsely hairy; lobes 5, oblong or triangular, fimbriate; glands 4, transversely oblong, ca 2 x 1 mm, puberulous at base; limbs patent, suborbicular to sub-rhombate, undulating at apical margin, 1.5 - 2 x 1 - 1.5 mm, white or pale pink. Male florets: pedicels ca 1 mm long, glabrous; anthers subglobose; bracteoles filiform, ca 1.5 mm long. Female floret: gynophore ca 1.5 mm long, glabrous; ovary ovoid, ca 1 mm long; styles 0.5 - 0.7 mm long, free, each bifid at apex; stigma capitate. Fruits subobovoid, obtusely keeled, ca 3 mm long, glabrous; seeds oblongoid, subquadrangular, transversely 3 or 4 striated, pale pink. Fl. & Fr. July - Nov. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=309&type=4
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245925 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Euphorbiales |
| Family | : Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family |
| Genus | : Euphorbia |
| Species | : Euphorbia katrajensis Gage |