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Useful Tropical Plants

Euphorbia inaequilatera

Sond.

Euphorbiaceae

+ Synonyms

Alectoroctonum sanguineum Klotzsch & Garcke

Anisophyllum inaequilaterum (Sond.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Anisophyllum mundii Klotzsch & Garcke

Anisophyllum setigerum E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke

Chamaesyce granulata dentata (N.E.Br.) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao

Chamaesyce inaequilatera (Sond.) Soják

Euphorbia granulata dentata N.E.Br.

Euphorbia granulata glabra Maire

Euphorbia haematodes Boiss.

Euphorbia hypericifolia pusilla Webb

Euphorbia inaequalis N.E.Br.

Euphorbia intermedia Hochst. ex Boiss.

Euphorbia nelsii Pax

Euphorbia parvifolia E.Mey. ex Boiss.

Euphorbia sanguinea Hochst. & Steud. ex Benth.

Euphorbia sanguinea natalensis Boiss.

Euphorbia setigera E.Mey.

Common Name:

Euphorbia inaequilatera

General Information

Euphorbia inaequilatera is a prostrate, annua herb, freely branching and forming a loose mat of growth 50cm or more in diameter. The plant is sometimes decumbent, with branches up to 30 cm long[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use

Known Hazards

The roots are used as a fish poison[
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Botanical References


Range

Most of Africa, avoiding the areas with most rain; through Arabia and Asia to Pakistan.

Habitat

Open patches amongst grass on seasonally wet gravelly, sandy or clay soils; roadsides; grazed areas; also weed of cultivation; dry deciduous bushlands with Acacia and Commiphora; margins of montane forest; sides of irrigation channels[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Properties

Weed PotentialYes
Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitAnnual
Height0.10 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant is found as a weed of cultivation[
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The aerial parts of the plant are chewed to treat gonorrhoea[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. Powdered dried plants are eaten as a cardiac medicine[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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The pounded plant is applied to wounds and burns[
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The leaf sap is applied to wounds. Tea from the leaves is drunk as a blood purifier. Leaf pulp is applied to skin rashes[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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A leaf and root infusion is drunk to accelerate birth giving[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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