Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Euphorbia geayi Costantin & Gallaud
Vernacular name: Guda, Katerumakkali, Kodikalli, Pasam, Thirukkalli
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Madagascar, India; Africa
Flowering and Fruiting: February-April
Key identification features: Succulent shrubs, terete branchlets, deciduous linear-oblong leaves. Cyathia clustered, mostly female; campanulate involucre, globose capsule, Seeds ovoid, smooth.
Uses: Young branches of the tree can be roasted then chewed
to treat sore throats. Boiled root juice acts as an emetic in snake bite cases
and for sterility in women.\
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