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Euphorbia neriifolia L., Sp. Pl. 451 1753. (Syn: Elaeophorbia neriifolia (L.) A.Chev.; Euphorbia edulis Lour.; Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.; Euphorbia pentagona Blanco [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia pentagona Noronha [Illegitimate]; Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H.Karst.);
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yoo-FOR-bee-uh — named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II … Dave’s Botanary ner-ee-eye-FOH-lee-uh — oleander-leaved (also spelled nerifolia) … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: five-tubercled spurge, hedge euphorbia, Indian spurge tree, milk spurge, oleander spurge • Assamese: সৰু সিজু sarau siju • Bengali: মনসাসিজ mansa-sij • Gujarati: ભુંગરા થોર bhungara thor, થૂવર thuvar • Hindi: सेहुण्ड sehund, सीज sij, थूहर thuhar • Kannada: ಎಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ elekalli, ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ malekalli • Malayalam: ഇലക്കള്ളി ilakkalli • Manipuri: তেঙনৌ tengnou • Marathi: मिंगुट mingut, पालेहुरा palehura, वई निवडुंग vayi nivadunga • Oriya: ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda • Sanskrit: सेहुण्ड sehunda, स्नुही snuhi • Tamil: இலைக்கள்ளி ilai-k-kalli, நாத்தாங்கி na-t-tanki • Telugu: ఆకుజెముడు aku-jemudu • Tibetan: si ri kha nda, snu-ha • Urdu: تهوهر thuhar . Shrub or small tree with slightly angled stem with spirally arranged tubercles on faint ribs. .
The woody spiny species of Euphorbia can be separated as under:
Stem rounded, not angled or winged:…. E. nivulia
Stem angled or winged Angles not produced into wing, spirally arranged: …… E. neriifolia Angles produced into wings Wings 3-4 wings running straight, sinuate, regularly dentate, …. E. antiquorum wings running spirally, ……. E. tortilis Wings 5-6, undulate……… E. royleana .
Euphorbiaceae Week: Euphorbia neriifolia from Delhi:
Euphorbia neriifolia L., Sp. pl. 1:451. 1753 Shrub or small tree with slightly angled stem with spirally arranged tubercles on faint ribs. Commonly grown in Delhi.
Common names English: hedge euphorbia, milk spurge, oleander spurge Sans: Snuhi Hindi: Pattonkisend, sehund, thohar Beng: Mansasiji, hildaona Mar: Neyadunga, mingut Guj: Thor, tuaria Tel: Ilai-kalli Kan: Yalekalli Mal: Illakalli Mumbai: Mingutta Punjab: Gangichu Assam: Hirju
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia neriifolia L. from Delhi and Panchkula-GS-36 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Euphorbia neriifolia L., Sp. pl. 1:451. 1753
Shrub or small tree with slightly angled stem with spirally arranged tubercles on faint ribs.
Commonly grown in Delhi. okay.
Euphorbiaceae week – Euphorbia caducifolia: – Attaching the type specimen. Keeping the size larger than normal so that the sketches are seen. – I doubt ..’s plant being E. caducifolia. This can be verified from careful comparison with type specimen attached by .. and the following links http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvblogger/3327843177/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvblogger/3327843177/> E. caducifolia is more like E. nivulia in stem without angles, differentiated from latter in absence of distinct trunk with branches arising from base, smaller leaves (3-8 cm long) and longer spines 0.5-1 cm (leaves 10-25 cm long, spines shorter than 0.5 cm in E. nivulia). – the above plant appears E. neriifolia with spirally arranged spines on low angles….though I have never seen the flowers or fruits – A couple of more images attached, hope you enjoy viewing them.
But to me it looks like E. neriifolia. Let’s hear from others too. Yes, I also had that thinking, though looking slightly different. spines on older branches should help. Does not look like E. antiquorum. Looked at some images on the net, it does look like nerifolia. Would be happy for a confirmation.
spirally arranged spines suggest Euphorbia neriifolia Euphorbia neriifolia L. -widely cultivated
Kas week: AK25092011: Euphorbia royleana: mixed thread: 1 correct image.
Euphorbia royleana from Kas plateau. The second picture looks stemless, and it could be of Euphorbia fusiformis (E. acaulis). Even the first one I think is not E. royleana in which angles are winged and wings run straight. It should be E. neriifolia in which edges are not winged and angles bearing spines run spirally Yes, both … and … are right on their IDs.
QUERY :: Kannada name(s) of Euphorbia neriifloia L.: Went through the pdf you have attached.
For Euphorbia neriifolia, Kannada name given here is “Malekalli“, which can be written as ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ.
And there is NO name as ಗೊಟಕಳ್ಳಿ ( gotakalli ) OR ಗೊಟಗಳ್ಳಿ ( gotagalli ) for the same, in Western Karnataka, at least. Many thanks … for … ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ malekalli. Great compilation …
… There is one interesting thing in the nomenclature.
Euphorbia neriifolia L. and Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. are surely distict two species.
But there is one Euphorbia neriifolia Roxb. [notice the change in authority] which is a SYNONYM of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham.
So, name “Malekalli“, (ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ) you can assign for Euphorbia neriifolia L.
And ಗೂಟಕಳ್ಳಿ (gutakalli) OR ಗೂಟಗಳ್ಳಿ (gutagalli) for Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. (Synonym Euphorbia neriifolia Roxb)
I believe, the plant authorities are not mere suffix, but decides the Authenticity of the plant material. Fantastic help with this clarification. Thank you very much
Names of Plants in India :: Euphorbia neriifolia L.:
via Species > E > Euphorbia neriifolia L. … Family: Euphorbiaceae     yoo-FOR-bee-uh — named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II … Dave’s Botanary
ner-ee-eye-FOH-lee-uh — oleander-leaved (also spelled nerifolia) … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: five-tubercled spurge, hedge euphorbia, Indian spurge tree, milk spurge, oleander spurge • Assamese: সৰু সিজু sarau siju • Bengali: মনসাসিজ mansa-sij • Gujarati: ભુંગરા થોર bhungara thor, થૂવર thuvar • Hindi: सेहुण्ड sehund, सीज sij, थूहर thuhar • Kannada: ಎಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ elekalli, ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ malekalli • Malayalam: ഇലക്കള്ളി ilakkalli • Manipuri: তেঙনৌ tengnou • Marathi: मिंगुट mingut, पालेहुरा palehura, वई निवडुंग vayi nivadunga • Oriya: ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda • Sanskrit: सेहुण्ड sehunda, स्नुही snuhi • Tamil: இலைக்கள்ளி ilai-k-kalli, நாத்தாங்கி na-t-tanki • Telugu: ఆకుజెముడు aku-jemudu • Tibetan: si ri kha nda, snu-ha • Urdu: تهوهر thuhar botanical names: Euphorbia neriifolia L. … synonyms: Elaeophorbia neriifolia (L.) A.Chev. • Euphorbia edulis Lour. • Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. • Euphorbia pentagona Blanco [Illegitimate] • Euphorbia pentagona Noronha [Illegitimate] • Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H.Karst. … The Plant List (2010). Version 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Harishchandragad, Maharashtra on 05 FEB 12 Perhaps a longer branch should help in confirmation. E. neriifolia has flowers and spines borne on a ridged stem. This looks like E. caducifolia. My earlier mail with key If you have an another photo of the whole stem, It will add to the confirmation of the ID.
And based on its habit, there is an equal chance for Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. if its a small tree and spines are very short. This species is very common around Harishchandragad.
Or else, Euphorbia caducifolia Haines, as suggested by … I did refer your keys, yet may have made some mistake in arriving to correct ID. Thanks … for complete plant. It is surely E. neriifolia. Any how posting only the tip as you did in first photograph can be confusing, as in this case. that was a perfectionist’s effort.
thanks for a complete reply.
Euphorbia neriifolia L. no doubt I agree … Many thanks … yoo-FOR-bee-uh — named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: five-tubercled spurge, hedge euphorbia, holy milk hedge, Indian spurge tree, milk spurge, oleander spurge • Assamese: হিজু hiju • Bengali: দুধস্বর dudhasbara, গোয়ালিকাঁটা goyalikamta, কাঁটামনসা kantamanasa, মনসাসিজ manasasija • Gujarati: સ્નુહીsnuhi, થુવેરચોધારો thuverachodharo • Hindi: सेहुण्ड sehund, सीज sij, थूहर thuhar • Kannada: ಎಲೆಗಳ್ಳಿ elegalli, ಗೂಟಗಳ್ಳಿ gootagalli, ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ malekalli • Karbi: hiju-arong • Khasi: sar-a • Malayalam: ഇലക്കള്ളി ilakkalli • Manipuri: তেঙনৌ tengnou • Marathi: मिंगुट mingut, पालेहुरा palehura, वई निवडुंग vayi nivadunga • Oriya: ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda, ରାବଣା ହସ୍ତା rabana hasta, ସମସ୍ତ ଦୁଗ୍ଧା samasta dugdha, ସିଂହ ତୁଣ୍ଡ simha tunda • Sanskrit: सेहुण्ड sehunda, स्नुही snuhi • Tamil: இலைக்கள்ளி ilai-k-kalli, நாத்தாங்கி na-t-tanki • Telugu: ఆకుజెముడు aku-jemudu • Tibetan: སྣུ་ཧ snu ha • Urdu: سيہنڐ sehund, سيج sij, تهوهر thuhar
. botanical names: Euphorbia neriifolia L. … homotypic synonyms: Elaeophorbia neriifolia (L.) A.Chev. … heterotypic synonyms: Euphorbia edulis Lour. • Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. • Euphorbia pentagona Noronha • Euphorbia pentagona Blanco • Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H.Karst. … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
five-tubercled spurge
hedge euphorbia, Indian spurge tree
holy milk hedge
milk spurge
oleander spurge
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
হিজু hiju
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
দুধস্বর dudhasbara, মনসাসিজ manasasija
গোয়ালিকাঁটা goyalikamta, কাঁটামনসা kantamanasa
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
સ્નુહીsnuhi, થુવેરચોધારો thuverachodharo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
सेहुण्ड sehund, सीज sij, थूहर thuhar
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಎಲೆಗಳ್ಳಿ elegalli
ಗೂಟಗಳ್ಳಿ gootagalli
ಮಾಲೆಕಳ್ಳಿ malekalli
~~~~~ KARBI (also known as Mikir or Arleng) ~~~~~
hiju-arong
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
sar-a
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ഇലക്കള്ളി ilakkalli
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
তেঙনৌ tengnou
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
मिंगुट mingut
पालेहुरा palehura
वई निवडुंग vayi nivadunga
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda, ରାବଣା ହସ୍ତା rabana hasta, ସମସ୍ତ ଦୁଗ୍ଧା samasta dugdha, ସିଂହ ତୁଣ୍ଡ simha tunda
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
सेहुण्ड sehunda, स्नुही snuhi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
இலைக்கள்ளி ilai-k-kalli, நாத்தாங்கி na-t-tanki
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
ఆకుజెముడు aku-jemudu
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
སྣུ་ཧ snu ha
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
سيہنڐ sehund, سيج sij, تهوهر thuhar
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/10/euphorbia-neriifolia-l.html Nepali names : सिजा Sijaa/ सुडी Sudee
Euphorbiaceae fortnight :: Euphorbia neriifolia at Harishchandragad :: DV29 : 3 images. 4 posts by 2 authors.
Euphorbia neriifolia L.
at Harishchandragad on 05 FEB 12 I will hereafter not at all comment on your postings. So correct and so good. Thank you very much … for the appreciation. But please watch out from corner of your eye – I have often messed up my posts. 🙂 It is correct only
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia nerifolia : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 071113 : AK-36 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Sharing pictures of Euphorbia nerifolia from Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. This was shown during Tree Appreciation Walk (TAW). Yes, it is Euphorbia neriifolia L.   EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT: Euphorbia-1 for ID from Uttarakhand_DSR_27 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. This ornamental Euphorbia is having a typical habit of wild E.royleana and planted at many places in Pantnagar. Please provide the ID. This species is Euphorbia neriifolia L.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : For ID : Muscat,Oman : 071113 : AK-39 : Attachments (2). 7 posts by 3 authors.
Kindly id this Euphorbia planted by the roadside in Muscat. Could this be Euphorbia neriifolia?
…, I would be grateful if you could validate the plants seen by me during Flower Show & BBC Show, time permitting. As learnt during present fortnight, I assume this to be Euphorbia neriifolia… This is not a native species.
Many of the plants are imported from India.
Due to which I posted for id. To me it resembled E. neriifolia. This species is E. neriifolia L. Habit: Tree Perhaps Euphorbia neriifolia. Thanks …!! I will go through according to your suggestions. Yes, it seems to be E. neriifolia. Please see with leaves. Attachments (2). Yes further confirmed.
Euphorbia nivulia SN AUG 61 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). I don’t think stem is angular in E. nivulia. This should be E. neriifolia. E. nivulia (tree with distinct trunk, leaves 10-25 cm long, spines 5 mm long) can be confused with E. caducifolia (shrub, not trunck, leaves 3-9 cm long, spines 5-10 mm long) but not E. neriifolia.
/species/a—l/e/euphorbiaceae/euphorbia E. neriifolia. E. neriifolia. This is a common plant, in Mysore and surrounding areas, planted as live hedge to protect the farms from livestock intrusion.
If I am not mistaken, this is the commonest succulent Euphorbia seen in Maharashtra – E. neriifolia often cultivated for fencing. Thanks for the id. It is always nice to get an expert’s opinion.
Euphorbia neriifolia FOR VALIDATION :: Jurassic Cactus Park, Jaisalmer :: 27 OCT 18 : 7 posts by 5 authors. 3 images.
Jurassic Cactus Park Kuldhara, Jaisalmer Date: October 27, 2018 … Altitude: about 225 m (740 feet) asl
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Dear friends,
To me, this plant looks like Euphorbia neriifolia. Please validate. Yes, Euphorbia neriifolia. Yes, it appears to be Euphorbia neriifolia L. However, leaves would facilitate definite confirmation. Thank you very much for validating the ID, …
Hopefully, I will get the pics next time I visit the site.    ID please : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Hassan (1000m), Karnataka, january 2019, cultivar i think.
I don’t remember the name of the family. I think Euphorbia nerifolia Euphorbiaceae Yes Euphorbiaceae ! E.neriifolia L., 1753. Thank you …    Euphorbia caducifolia : For Validation : Lonavala : 04JUL19 : AK-13 : 16 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3) Pl. check with images at
Doesn’t match with caducifolia, Could be E. antiquorum.
An earlier plant posted from the same area was identified as above.
That’s the reason I thought this was same. Euphorbia For ID : Maharashtra : 290413 : AK-1 The plant was at distance on the mountain slope. I couldn’t get closer. The earlier post from the same area posted in Family Fortnight, was validated by …Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia caducifolia : Karla : 061113 : AK-22 It’s ok, I hope E. caducifolia stem not angular and twisted too
I agree with …
But think it is more closer to Euphorbia neriifolia as per keys, images and details herein.
Other posts by …, may also be of this species.
Possibly E. neriifolia.
This plant is what I always think of as Euphorbia neriifolia…. hope it is correct!
This appears to be a mature plant of E. neriifolia L., commonly found in Western and Central India. Compare the characters with the description and illustrations given in the revision of the genus in India.
Thanks for validating this post.
Another similar one seen in the same area was confirmed as Euphorbia caducifolia. That got me confused.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia caducifolia : Karla : 061113 : AK-22: Attachments (3). 7 posts by 3 authors.
Euphorbia caducifolia seen on the mountain of Karla, near Lonavala. Hundred percent correct. Thanks for validation.
Most of my pictures have been posted on our group earlier & identified.
I am not a qualified Botanist. …, please reconsider. It must be E. neriifolia OR may be I am confused. I had posted this on our group earlier and was identified by …
I will post E. nerifolia soon. I confirm its identity as Euphorbia caducifolia Haines I think this may also be Euphorbia neriifolia as per discussions in another thread: Euphorbia caducifolia : For Validation : Lonavala : 04JUL19 : AK-13 This is also most probably Euphorbia neriifolia L. Thanks a lot … There were no leaves when the pictures were taken.
Euphorbia For ID : Maharashtra : 290413 : AK-1 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. Yes, Agreed with E.caducifolia, if with numerous branches arising at base and wild species… otherwise, the similar species is, E. nivulia, mostly along agriculture field. I think this may also be Euphorbia neriifolia as per discussions in another thread: Euphorbia caducifolia : For Validation : Lonavala : 04JUL19 : AK-13 This is also most probably Euphorbia neriifolia L.
Leaves are needed to confirm whether it is E. caducifolia Haines or E. neriifolia. Thanks a lot … Will remember to click the leaves when I revisit the place.
Euphorbia For ID : Nasik : 01SEP15 : AK-1 : 01/01 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Euphorbia Species seen bordering a field in Nasik. This looks like Euphorbia caducifolia. … will confirm. Also cultivated for fencing. Euphorbia caducifolia Yes, it appears to be E. caducifolia Haines. Thanks for your feedback.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of the entire plant.
Will try to take more pictures when I revisit the place and post them. I think this may also be Euphorbia neriifolia as per discussions in another thread: Euphorbia caducifolia : For Validation : Lonavala : 04JUL19 : AK-13 Yes, this is Euphorbia neriifolia L.
Euphorbiaceae week- Euphorbia Antiquorum TRIDHARI THOR from Ranibaug,Byculla Mumbao: 1 correct image.
Very happy to participate in this Euphorbia Week, Appreciated your initiatives. I have learnt that in India we do not have “cactus”; normally what we name ALL thorny small trees is “Cactus”, BUT they are all EUPHORBIA.
Reqeust for validation of ID
sharing photos of Euphorbia Antiquorum taken at Veer Jijamata Udyan (VJU) also known as Ranibaug at Byculla, Mumbai Date: 13th February, 2011 in the morning During Tree appreciation walk organised by Team Members of Save Ranibaug. This is only for information please, Earlier thread from our group on flowering & non flowering Euphorbia Antiquorum : – I think the first picture is of E. antiquorum but the fourth one is of E. neriifolia. As you had explained to me in my posts of the same two species- the spiral spines indicative of E. neriifolia. – First two are clearly E. antiquorum, and fourth E. neriifolia. Third is not clear from a distance.
Euphorbiaceae fortnight ::Euphorbia neriifolia ?? at Navi Mumbai :: PKA9: : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Came across this Euphorbia sp. at CBD Belapur hills (Navi Mumbai).
I think in one of our earlier discussion this was tentatively identified as Euphorbia neriifolia. Kindly validate the ID.. Nice photos.
EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT: Euphorbia caducifolia Haines from Uttarakhand_DSR_11 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Euphorbia caducifolia Haines is a common ornamental cactus (as usually considered) in Pantnagar. It is true. I think this is not Euphorbia caducifolia, Rather this appears to be close to Euphorbia neriifolia as per keys and details herein.
Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Euphorbia neriifolia for validation:: ARK2019-99 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) This plant was seen by the roadside in the Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019.
I thought it to be Euphorbia neriifolia.
Requested to please provide ID.
Yes, … nice photos. as per this nice thread where … discusses the difference
https://groups.google.com/indiantreepix/MvcmwEeE4e8
it also lists our earlier threads. I love the last picture. this is how it would grow if left undisturbed and unpruned and NOT artificially fed This was one of the biggest/ tallest specimen of E. neriifolia I have seen. Yes it is ! When old, already in tree form, it is easy to tell E. nerifolia from E. nivulia by spiral arrangement of spines/ cyathia in former, leaf or no leaf. It becomes difficult when they are not old enough, without trunk ……. E. caducifolia becomes 3rd option ….. at times spine arrangement looks both straight and spiral, stem winged and non-winged …… .more so when they are leafless. good to know. may be you will send in your pictures in a new thread later so we will have all the variations     Euphorbia neriifolia :: Prabalmachi, near Panvel :: 30 NOV 19 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
Prabalmachi between Matheran and Panvel Date: November 30, 2019 … Altitude: about 390 m (1,280 ft) asl
Euphorbia neriifolia L.
. Euphorbia neriifolia L. :: Guhagar, Maharashtra :: Mar 6, 2011 · JUN23 DV474: 2 images. Euphorbia neriifolia L.
Guhagar, Maharashtra :: Mar 6, 2011 · 8:30 AM IST :: about 10 m (30 ft) asl
Many thanks to Bharat Godambe for validating the ID at iNaturalist .
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