Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Baliospermum calycinum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baliospermum calycinum is a perennial plant with a woody base and herbaceous stems that often become woody and persist; it can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 2039 Title A Revision of the Genus Baliospermum Bl. (Euphorbiaceae) for the Indian Subcontinent Publication Bull. Bot. Surv. India, Vol 32, 1 - 4, pp 1-27, 1990 Author Chakrabarty T. & Balakrishnan N.P. Publisher Year 1990 ISBN Description ]. The plant is possibly harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Baliospermum calycinum has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (southern Yunnan), Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

HabitatShady places in forests and amongst grasses; at elevations up to 2,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 2039 Title A Revision of the Genus Baliospermum Bl. (Euphorbiaceae) for the Indian Subcontinent Publication Bull. Bot. Surv. India, Vol 32, 1 - 4, pp 1-27, 1990 Author Chakrabarty T. & Balakrishnan N.P. Publisher Year 1990 ISBN Description ].