Euphorbia of India - Indian species and endemic distribution

Of the estimated 2000 species of Euphorbia worldwide, it is estimated that in India there are about 100 species that are found growing in the wild of which about 40 of them are endemic. All the different forms of Euphorbia - geophytes, shrubs and trees are found in India.

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In the twenty first century, about 15 new species have been discovered and published from India including Euphorbia gokakensis, Euphorbia lakshminarasimhanii, Euphorbia sahyadrica, Euphorbia vajravelui, Euphorbia seshachalamensis, Euphorbia belagaviensis, Euphorbia venkatarajui, with Euphorbia ravii being among the newest ones.

We have compiled this list based on our secondary research of resources available in the public domain including the articles published by experts in this field over the last few decades. Our research does not claim to be an authority on Euphorbia or its distribution in India. This is list is also not to be construed as complete and will be updated from time to time based on the new information that becomes available in the public domain in future. However, we do expect critique of this list and also corrections that will help in making this list more exhaustive.

We do strongly urge all connoisseurs, growers, collectors and traders of rare plants to use this list only as reference to increase their knowledge of Euphorbia distribution in India and appreciate how it makes the flora of the planet richer. Remember to be a responsible connoisseur, grower, collector and trader – not to exploit plants for your personal gains – commercial or otherwise.

Name	Synonymn/Common Name	Location State	Location Area
Euphorbia antiquorum	Euphorbia mayuranathanii (?)	Andhra Pradesh	Eastern Ghats
Euphorbia belagaviensis sp.nov.		Karnataka
Euphorbia caducifolia		Rajasthan
Euphorbia cattimandoo		Andhra Pradesh
Euphorbia clarkeana		Uttar Pradesh	Shankergarh, Allahabad district
Euphorbia cognata	Euphorbia cashmeriana		Himalayas
Euphorbia concanensis	Konkan spurge	Maharashtra, Goa	Konkan
Euphorbia cornigera		Himachal Pradesh	Himalayas
Euphorbia corrigioloides			South India
Euphorbia cristata			South India
Euphorbia cythophora			North and Central India
Euphorbia deccanensis var. deccanensis		Telengana
Euphorbia deccanensis var. nallamalayana		Telengana
Euphorbia dracunculoides		Haryana
Euphorbia drupifera
Euphorbia elegans			West, East and South India
Euphorbia epiphylloides		Andaman & Nicobar
Euphorbia esula		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia falcata		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia fusiformis	Euphorbia acaulis, Euphorbia khandallensis		NE of Himalayan foothills
Euphorbia geniculata		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia gokakensis sp. nov.		Karnataka	Belgaum district
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbia granulata
Euphorbia helioscopia			North India
Euphorbia heterophylla			North and Central India
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbia hyssopifolia		Maharashtra
Euphorbia indica
Euphorbia jacquemontii		Himachal Pradesh	Kullu
Euphorbia jodhpurensis		Rajasthan	Todgarh-Raoli wildlife sanctuary
Euphorbia kadapensis		Andhra Pradesh	Palakonda hills, Kadapa district
Euphorbia kanaorica	Euphorbia polytimetica, Euphorbia prorepens		Western Himalaya
Euphorbia lacei	Euphorbia barnhatii
Euphorbia lactea
Euphorbia lakshminarasimhanii		Maharashtra	Konkan
Euphorbia lathyris			Eastern and Northern Himalayas
Euphorbia linearifolia
Euphorbia longistyla
Euphorbia maddenii		Gujrat
Euphorbia meenae		Tamil Nadu, Karnataka	Western Ghats, Nilgiri Hills
Euphorbia microphylla
Euphorbia milii var. splendens
Euphorbia neriifolia	Indian spurge tree	West Bengal	South Bengal
Euphorbia nivulia	Leafy Milk Hedge, Holy Milk Hedge, Dog's Tongue, Katathohar		Northern and Central India
Euphorbia orbiculata			North India
Euphorbia pallens	Euphorbia atoto
Euphorbia panchganiensis	Euphorbia nana (?)	Maharashtra	Panchgani plateau
Euphorbia peplus		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia pilosa			Himalayas
Euphorbia prostrata			North India
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphorbia pycnostegia var. zornioides
Euphorbia ravii		Andhra Pradesh	Nigidi hills, Ananthapuramu district
Euphorbia rosea
Euphorbia rothiana	Common hill spurge, dudhi		Peninsular India
Euphorbia royleana	Royle's Spurge		Western Himalayas
Euphorbia sahyadrica
Euphorbia santapaui	Santapau cactus		Western Ghats
Euphorbia senguptae		Telengana	Guvvalacheruvu, Cuddapah District
Euphorbia serpens			All India
Euphorbia seshachalamensis		Andhra Pradesh	Seshachalam Hills
Euphorbia sikkimensis	Euphorbia chrysocoma	Sikkim
Euphorbia stracheyi			Himalayas
Euphorbia susanholmesiae
Euphorbia telanganensis
Euphorbia thomsoniana		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia thymifolia	Thyme leaves spurge
Euphorbia tibetica		Ladakh
Euphorbia tirucalli	Indian Spurge Tree
Euphorbia tortilis
Euphorbia trigona
Euphorbia vajravelui		Tamil Nadu
Euphorbia vasudevaraoi		Karnataka
Euphorbia vasudevaraoi		Karnataka	Ballari district
Euphorbia venkatarajui		Andhra Pradesh	Damaracherla Mandal, Nalgonda District
Euphorbia virgata
Euphorbia wallichii		Jammu & Kashmir
Euphorbia yadgirensis sp. Nov		Karnataka	Rayangole village, Yadgiri District

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