Local Name: Botanical Name: Family: Found in Zone No.

ผักหวานนก Sauropus hirsutus Beille EUPHORBIACEAE 4

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Descriptions :
Small shrub ; stem with hairs; leaves alternate, ovate, apex obtuse; lower leaf surface with erect hairs; upper leaf surface sparingly hairy; stipules pointed; inflorescence an axillary fascicle with pistillate (single?) and staminate flowers; staminate flower flattened with 6 lobes, 3 lobes facing in toward androecium; pedicel slender, red; androecium: filaments fused into column; anthers 3, facing outward, each dehiscing as a vertical slit; pistillate flower with 6 tepal lobes, large lobes alternating with small lobes; ovary flattened obconic; no glands seen; styles 3, spaced; each style with 2 stigmas curled outwards laterally; ovules 6.