Scientific Name :
Euphorbia tirucalli L.
Synonym :
Tirucalia indica Raf.
Euphorbia viminalis Mill.
Common Name : Pencil tree, Sher-kandvel
Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : October to December
Flower Colour : Green
Description : Height: Upto 7 m
Stem: Green, cylindrical, fleshy, fragile, milky latex
Leaves: Oval, tiny, fall off
Flowers: Borne at the apex of stem, flowers present inside the whorls of involucre, 1 single pistillate female flower surrounded by staminate male flowers
Inflorescence: Cyathium
Fruits: Capsule
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : Ethiopia to S. Africa and India.
Uses : Plant latex used to control mosquitoes, aphids, molluscs and bacteria
The laxative agent is also used in treatment of cancer, cough, asthma
