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Common name: Hedge Euphorbia, Indian Spurge Tree, Oleander Spurge, {Thor, Patton ki send} (Hindi), Neya-dungra (Marathi), Yelekalli (Kannada)
Botanical name: Euphorbia neriifolia Family: Euphorbiaceae (castor family)
Indian Spurge Tree is a succulent plant with twisting columnar branches. It is
often mistaken for a cactus. Leaves come out in the late summer/ fall.
Flowers are small, yellow, like small buttons, alternating with the thorns,
all along the stem, arranged spirally.
This plant is native to India.
| Photographed in
Garden of Five Senses, Delhi. |
Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag
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