*Yes, this appears close to E.sikkimensis but have you considered Euphorbia schillingii?* There is a photo in the 'Supplement' to 'Flowers of the Himalaya' (which was privately published & paid for by the late Adam Stainton, co-author of the main 'Flowers of the Himalaya') which was named provisionally as *Euphorbia *aff. *sikkimensis* - meaning "has affinities to", which comes very close to the specimen at Kalinchowk. I did once ask a member of staff at Kew their precise interpretation/usage of the term but never got a reply. Like so much, there is an element of interpretation involved.
*Anyhow, in the description Stainton states, "the plant illustrated was photographed by Mr. A.Schilling in the Dudh Kosi valley of E.Nepal... it differs in* *some respects from E.sikkimensis". At the end of the introduction to this book, the author noted (1997) that the specimen was about to be published as a new species, Euphorbia schillingii (please note Schilling was from the UK Royal Horticultural Society and helped establish The Royal Botanic Garden, Godawari, Nepal) A.Radcliffe-Smith. A principal distinction is that the fruits are warty, whereas the fruits of E.sikkimensis are smooth. Saroj's images are of immature fruits but I think I can detect developing warts? What do others think.* *E.schillingii has been recorded from Central & East Nepal. E.sikkimensis has been recorded from East Nepal to Bhutan and Tibet. But perhaps the distribution of both are not perfectly know due to similarities. There are herbarium specimens labelled as E.sikkimensis collected by Hooker in India at Kew which can be viewed on-line.* On Wednesday, 5 October 2016 16:21:48 UTC+1, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Dear Members, > > Sharingnsome pictures I guess is > *Euphorbia sikkimensis *Boiss. (accepted name) > shot on the way to Kalinchowk Dlakha Nepal on > 26 July 2014 at around 9000 ft. > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- 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 an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
