Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Euphorbia | Species: Euphorbia neriifolia Linn.( थोर ) |
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| Synonym | Euphorbia ligularia Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Elaeophorbia neriifolia (Linn.) A.Chev. Euphorbia edulis Lour. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Thor | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Hedge Euphorbia, Indian Spurge Tree, Oleander Spurge | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Thor | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsules obovoid-trigonous, deep red or pale-brown, smooth, glabrous; seeds smooth. |
| Habitat | On hilly slopes and rocky places in plains. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Native of Indo - Malaysian Region | Bark Details | The trunk and older branches being grayish and cylindrical. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Erect, succulent shrub or small tree upto 5 m high. Stem 5-angled; branches terete with 5 more or less spirally twisted ribs. Leaves obovate-oblong crowded at the end of stem, subfleshy, glabrous. Involucres ternate, yellowish, the lateral ones pedicelled and bisexual, central ones male and sessile, glands without petioled limb, transversely oblong, yellow. Capsules obovoid-trigonous, deep red or pale-brown, smooth, glabrous; seeds smooth. | Leaf Details | Leaves obovate-oblong crowded at the end of stem, subfleshy, glabrous. |
