Euphorbia tirucalli L.Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms: Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, Arthrothamnus ecklonii Klotzsch & Garcke, Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Euphorbia geayi Costantin & Gallaud, Euphorbia laro Drake, Euphorbia media N.E.Br., Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem., Euphorbia scopaha N.E.Br., Euphorbia suareziana Croizat, Euphorbia viminalis Mill. [Illegitimate], Tirucalia indica Raf., Tirucalia tirucalli (L.) P.V.Heath, Euphorbia rhipsaloides Willd., Euphorbia media var. bashawei N.E.Br., Euphorbia tirucalli var. rhipsaloides (Willd.) Chev.
Malayalam: Thirukkalli, തിരുക്കള്ളി, Guda, Kodikalli, Kolkalli, Pasam, Katerumakkali
Tamil: Thirukkali
Kannada: Mundukalli
Deutsch: Bleistiftstrauch
Bahasa: Patah tulang (tumbuhan)
Japanese: ミドリサンゴ
Português: Avelós
Russian: Молочай тирукалли
Vietnamese: Cây xương khô
Chinese: 绿玉树, lü yu shu
Kinyarwanda: Umuyenzi
Spanish: aveloz, consuelda, esqueleto
French: euphorbe antivenerien
Maori (Cook Islands): ‘āmangamanga
Shrubs; branchlets terete, succulent, articulated. Leaves deciduous, 5-10 mm long, linear-oblong, base cuneate, apex obtuse to subacute. Cyathia clustered in the forks of the branchlets, shortly pedicelled, mostly female. Involucre campanulate; glands 3-5, transversely oval, peltate, lobes short, hairy; appendage 0. Male florets bracteolate, bracteoles laciniate at tip. Styles short, recurved, 2-lobed. Capsule 5 mm, globose, cocci compressed, velvety. Seeds ovoid, smooth.
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