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Euphorbiaceae

Microstachys chamaelea (L.) Müll.Arg.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Microstachys

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Microstachys chamaelea: Microstachys chamaelea
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
地杨桃, 萱藻
Malayalam
കൊടിയാവണക്ക്

Synonyms

  • Cnemidostachys chamaelaea (L.) Spreng.
  • Cnemidostachys linearifolia Miq.
  • Elachocroton asperococcum F.Muell.
  • Excoecaria chamelaea (L.) Baill.
  • Sebastiania chamaelea (L.) Müll.Arg.
  • Sebastiania chamaelea var. africana Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Sebastiania chamaelea var. asperococca (F.Muell.) Pax
  • Sebastiania chamaelea var. chariensis Beille
  • Stillingia asperococca (F.Muell.) Baill.
  • Stillingia chamaelea (L.) Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia chamaelea L.

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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). About our plant data.