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Euphorbia nivulia is native to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. [3] It grows in both wet and dry deciduous forests on rocky hillsides, [ 4 ] and also in dry, barren areas; it is planted as a hedge plant in agricultural areas.
The route of the 1870s Inland Customs Line (red) and Great Hedge (green) The Inland Customs Line, incorporating the Great Hedge of India (or Indian Salt Hedge [1]), was a customs barrier built by the British colonial rulers of India to prevent smuggling of salt from coastal regions in order to avoid the substantial salt tax.
Euphorbia neriifolia, also known as Indian spurge tree, hedge Euphorbia, Oleander spurge and fleshy spurge, [2] is a species of spurge native to India, which was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [3] Leaves from the plant are used in traditional kajal making in West Bengal, India.
Euphorbia caducifolia is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in the arid regions of northwestern Indian subcontinent. In India it is known as the leafless milk hedge. [2]
An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403–500. Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235–250.
Capparis sepiaria has a pantropical distribution, and has been found in Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Australia.In India, it has been observed in Kolhapur, Chikmagalur, Dharwad, Mysore, Shimoga, Hyderabad and various areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, including the Nilgiri Mountains in the Western Ghats, where the locals, like the Irulas, are familiar with it for various traditional ...
There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the total plant species in the world. India is home to more than 50,000 species of plants, including a variety of endemics. The use of plants as a source of medicines has been an integral part of life in India from the earliest times.
Xylosma congesta is the species usually seen in garden hedges and in road landscaping, despite the fact it bears thorns. Other species cultivated for these purposes include X. bahamensis, X. flexuosa, and X. spiculifera (syn. X. heterophylla). [4] X. longifolia is sometimes grown in India for its edible fruits. [10]