Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia caducifolia Haines
English name: Euphorbia.
Local name: Sindhi- Minaguta, Danda thohar, Urdu-
Zaqum, Thor.
Description:
A cactus like succulent and leafless ascending and much branched spiny shrub
growing up to 3.5 m high. Leaves appear for a very short period during rainy season.
Flowers minute, greenish to red arise in clusters. Fruits tri-lobed.
Flowering Period:
February to March.
Habitat:
Found commonly on hill slopes and deserts, sand dunes etc.
Uses:
It is used medicinally as its root is antiseptic, used in
snake-bites and scorpion bites and milky juice is used
in skin eruptions.
Distribution:
Pakistan and India.