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Euphorbia antiquorum L.
Synonym
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Euphorbia antiquorum var. polygona
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Family
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Euphorbiaceae
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Local name
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English - Triangular spruge
Malayalam – Palkalli
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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December-March
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Distribution
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India and Sri Lanka
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Distribution
in kerala
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Idukki,
Thiruvananthapuram
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Habitat
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Dry deciduous
forests
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Uses
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It is used as a traditional
folk medicine in
ailments such as inflammation, arthritis, wounds, stomach ache, antioxidant
activity, cutaneous infection, diabetes, and as purgative.
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Key Botanical Characters:
Armed fleshy shrubs; branchlets 3-5
angular, spines to 1 cm. Cyathia axillary, in lax cymes; bracts 5, 5 mm,
ovate; peduncles 1 cm long; involucre cupular, 5 mm long, glands 5, thick,
semicircular; male flowers in 5 groups of 4-8 each; stalk 3 mm, female
flowers erect; ovary 3 x 4, styles 3. Capsule 1 cm across.
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