Seeking opinion of Tapas ji and Balakrishnan ji Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a plant commonly growing in Harwan, Dachhigam,was identified and > reported in my book as Euphorbia prolifera. I have photographed many of > these plants this year also. The looks similar to E. wallichii (abundant in > Khillenmarg) in general appearance and inflorescence but is very distinct > in its two-horned glands (and not oblong without horns as in E. wallichii). > > On critical examination of my photographs taken this year and last > year, I think the plant identifies better as E. esula and not E. > prolifera, because of the following: > 1. Plants are taller up to 80 cm tall (20-30 cm tall in E. prolifera), 4-6 > mm thick (hardly 3 mm thick in E. prolifera), sterile stems overtopping the > fertile branches. > 2. leaves are longer mostly 5-8 cm, 8-12 mm in our in our specimens (2-4 > cm x 3-5 mm in E. prolifera) > 3. Primary inflorescence branches and subtending leaves 5-8. (4-6 in E. > prolifera) > 4. Glands consistently 4 (4-8 in E. prolifera) > 5. Cataphylls on each ray 2, cordate to reniform, overlapping as base > (ovate, narrowed at base in E. prolifera) > > I request Tapas ji to give his verdict. > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
