*Claoxylon mercurialis* (L.) Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 271. 1861; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 412. 1887; Susila & N.P.Balakr. in Rheedea 5(2): 131. 1995. *Tragia mercurialis *L., Sp. Pl. 980. 1753. *Micrococca mercurialis*(L.) Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 503. 1849; Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa 2: 116. 1921; Gamble, Fl. Madras 2(7): 1328. 1921 (repr. ed. 2: 929. 1957); Govaerts et al., World Checkl. & Bibl. Euphorbiaceae 3: 1182. 2000. *Microstachys mercurialis* (L.) Dalzell & A. Gibson, Bombay Fl. 227. 1861.
*Distrib.* India: Generally in humid regions, a weed of cultivation, restricted to moist, shaded gravelly hill slopes, often found in fertile soils of plains, wastelands and in places where city wastes are heaped. Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Tropical Africa, Arabia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. *Uses.* Leaves said to be useful in jaundice. Ash of the plant mixed with oil used in skin diseases. Dye from the fruit used as an anti-oxidant for ghee and vegetable oils. On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can we have some more information? Is it common or uncommon. Endemic? > Very good post. New to me > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 19 January 2014 13:22, Tapas Chakrabarty <tchak...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Excellent photo >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Santhan P <ponsant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> *Micrococca mercurialis* (L.) Benth.; Fam: Euphorbiaceae >>> 0ctober 2010, altitude around 20 m, Thirukalukundram, Kanchepuram dt, >>> Tamilnadu >>> Erect slender herb >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
