Euphorbiaceae Week: Euphorbia hirta from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Euphorbia hirta L., Sp. pl. 1:454. 1753

syn: Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp,  Euphorbia pilulifera L.

A very common weed of wastelands and roadsides in Delhi.

Common names

English: asthmaplant,  garden spurge, pill-bearing spurge

Hindhi: Dudhi

Beng: Barokherule

Mar: Dudhi, mothidudhi, dudali

Guj: Dudeli

Tel: Reddinnanabrolu, bidarei

Tam: Amampatchaiarisi

Mal: Nelapalai

Mumbai: Nayeti

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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