Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Punit Van, Sarita Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Aranya Van
About Euphorbia neriifolia Plant :
Habit : A large, fleshy, much-branched shrub.
Stem : Branches rounded, some what verticillate with pairs of sharp, stipular spines arising form low conical truncate, distant spirally arranged tubercles.
Leaves : Fleshy, alternate, obovate, rounded at the apex, smooth, narrow at base, sessile deciduous.
Flowers :
Involucers 3-nate, forming small, shortly pedunculate solitary or twin cymes, the central flower is male, sessile, appearing first, the 2 lateral flowers bisexual, pedicellate, lobes large, erect, fimbricate, glands transversely oblong, bracteoles many.
Stamens 40 in 5 bundles.
Ovary superior, styles undivided.
Fruits : Capsules of 3, 1-seeded, cocci.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : March-April
Significance : Common everywhere and often planted for hedges.
