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Euphorbiaceae

Meskerekur

Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Shirakiopsis

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
齒葉烏桕, 齿叶乌桕
English
Meskerekur
Japanese
マーブルハゼ
Malay
Pokok Gurah, Pokok Apid-Apid
Malayalam
ചില്ലക്കമ്പട്ടി
Thai
สมอทะเล

Synonyms

  • Excoecaria diversifolia (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
  • Excoecaria indica Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium bingerium Roxb. ex Willd.
  • Sapium bingiricum Baill.
  • Sapium bingyricum Roxb. ex Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium bingyricum Roxb. ex Baill.
  • Sapium diversifolium (Miq.) Pax
  • Sapium hurmais Buch.-Ham.
  • Sapium indicum Willd.
  • Shirakia indica (Willd.) Hurus.
  • Stillingia bingyrica Müll.Arg.
  • Stillingia bingyrica Baill.
  • Stillingia diversifolia Miq.
  • Stillingia indica (Willd.) Oken

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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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.