Euphorbiaceae
Indian spurgetree
Euphorbia neriifolia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Bangla
- দুধসর
- Chinese
- 金刚纂, 五楞金刚, 大狼毒, 霸王鞭, 麒麟掌
- English
- Indian spurgetree, Hedge euphorbia, Indian spurge tree
- Indonesian
- Sudu-sudu
- Malay
- Sesudu, Pokok Sesudu, Sudu-sudu
- Malayalam
- ഇലക്കള്ളി
- pam
- Surusuru
Synonyms
- Elaeophorbia neriifolia (L.) A.Chev.
- Euphorbia edulis Lour.
- Euphorbia ligularia Roxb.
- Euphorbia pentagona Blanco
- Euphorbia pentagona Noronha
- Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H.Karst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Shyamal L., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shyamal L., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.