Euphorbia serpens

• Botanical Name : Euphorbia serpens Kunth

• The generic name is said to be given in the honour of Euphorbus, a physician to King Juba of Mawitania.

• Synonyms : Euphorbia orbiculata var. jawaharii Rajagopal & Panigrahi
• Common Name : Matted Sandmat, Roundleaf Spurge
• Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra

About Euphorbia serpens Plant :

• Habit :
  • An annual, almost glabrous with stems numerous spreading from the root.
  • Whitish, slender, leafy, glabrous, brittle, dichotomously branched.
• Leaves : Opposite, coriaceous, obliquely oblong, rounded-oblong or sub-quadrate, rounded, sun-truncate or retuse at the apex, usually entire, often with pink margins.
• Inflorescence : Solitary Axillary.
• Flowers : Broadly campanulate, glabrous, lobes triangular, apiculate gland very shortly stipitate with a small limb.
• Fruit :
  • Capsules glabrous, keeled, styles short, deeply bifid.
  • Seeds obtusely quadrangular, very bluntly pointed, yellowish-brown, smooth, mucous when wetted.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : June - March
• Significance : Found as a weed plant.