Dr. Balakrishnan, As I'm sure you're aware, E. pycnostegia also has imbricate upper leaves, as do the other members of sect. Elegantes. Based on the glabrous internodes (flowering and lower), I am fairly certain this is E. pycnostegia var. zornioides. In the first photo, a single fruit is also barely visible and it appears glabrous and obtusely lobed. I am reading from The Genus (as per The Genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India a Taxonomic Revision but the information is supported by my own observations of the type specimens available on JSOR Plants and other online herbarium databases.
First couplet of the key to sect. Elegantes: "1a. Plants glabrous; stems reddish brown; leaves whitish to pale green on lower surface; limbs of gland less than 1.2 mm across, almost entire..................................................................E. pycnostegia 1b. Plants pubescent or hairy; stems pale brown or grey; leaves green or pale green on lower surface; limbs of glands more than 1.5 mm across, sinuous or palmately lobed.................2" Regards, Nathan Taylor On Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 6:33:35 AM UTC-5 N P Balakrishnan wrote: > *Euphorbia elegans *Spreng. characterised by the cyathia concealed within > the uppermost imbricate leaves. > Balakrishnan > 12/9/21 > > On Sun, 12 Sept 2021 at 10:03, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Dinesh ji >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> On Sun, 12 Sep, 2021, 9:02 am Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Identified as *Euphorbia pycnostegia var. zornioides* (Boiss.) Santapau >>> at iNaturalist <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86252854> by >>> Nathan Taylor and Sushant More. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Monday, 12 December 2016 at 09:41:50 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Balakrishnan ji and Nayan ji >>>> >>>> On 11 Dec 2016 10:39 pm, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you very very much Balakrishnan ji for the ID. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Nambiyath Balakrishnan < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Dinesh >>>>>> The plant appears to be *Euphorbia elegans* Spreng.,endemic to >>>>>> Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh >>>>>> and >>>>>> Tamil Nadu. The distinguishing feature of the species is that the >>>>>> cyathia >>>>>> are partially or completely concealed inside the closely imbricate >>>>>> uppermost leaves. >>>>>> N. P. Balakrishnan >>>>>> 11 Dec. 2016 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11 December 2016 at 17:45, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Dinesh ji. >>>>>>> Nice images. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Date: 11 December 2016 at 17:41 >>>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:258860] FOR ID Euphorbia sp. :: Baba >>>>>>> Budangiri :: 14 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC72 >>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Mulayyanagiri ... the highest peak in Karnataka, India] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F31533409016%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEvR4cds9yhN2wWknPq4nM--iZqgg> >>>>>>> Mullayanagiri Karnataka >>>>>>> *Date*: 14 NOV 2016 ... *Altitude*: ~ 1,925 m (6,316 ft) asl >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>> *Euphorbia* ¿ species ? ... 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