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Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Pedilanthus tithymaloides |
| Family name: |
EUPHORBIACEAE
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| English name: |
Slipper Flower
Redbird Flower
Devil's Backbone
Japanese Poinsettia
Slipper Spurge
Redbird Cactus
Christmas Candle
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| Sinhala name: |
Garunda raja (ගරුඬරාජ)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
An erect subshrub, 40-70 cm tall; stems stout, slightly fleshy, glabrous or pubescent when young. Leaves distichous; stipules small; lamina ovate-long ovate,with a rounded ca. 1 mm in diam. gland; leaf blade ovate or long ovate, 3.5-8 ?? 2.5-5 cm, fleshy, both surfaces pubescent, glabrescent, base rounded or obtuse. Inflorescences cymes clustered on leafless stems, a cyathium in terminal or axillary at upper part, each one with many male flowers and 1 female flower; involucres shoe-shaped, deep-red or purple-red. Fruits 5-6 mm in diam. Seeds subglobose, 3-4.5 x 2.5-3 mm, grey-brown.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Venereal diseases
Laryngitis
Mouth ulcers
Asthma
Coughs
Umbilical Hernia
Pains caused by dental caries
Earaches
Ringworms
Warts
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Roots
Latex
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Emetic
Anti -Inflammatory
Antibacterial
Antiseptic
Anti- hemorrhagic
Antiviral
Anti-tumoral
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