Thanks a lot, Nathan ji On Fri, 17 Sept 2021 at 21:42, Nathan Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> Habit is indeed a variable characteristic and I often see species that > are ordinarily upright spread out from the base (especially when damaged). > Prostrate species can also grow upright in shade or dense competition with > other plants. However, due to the cyathium clustering, this isn't E. > pycnostegia nor any of the sect. Elegantes as the members of sect. > Elegantes all have solitary cyathia in the leaf axils. The presence of > hairs also indicate a taxon other than zornioides, which is glabrous. > > The plant is probably closely related to E. indica or may even be an odd > form of that species. However, I would need to do more research to be > confident in any species-level ID. Photographs of the seeds would be very > helpful in determining the species. > > Best, > Nathan Taylor > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 2:43 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> This appears to be *E. pycnostegia* Boiss. var.* zornioides* (Boiss.) >> Santapau, endemic to C.& Pen. India. >> >> N.P.Balakrishnan >> Thank you so much for identifying this. But I have few doubts. >> The description given by Fr. Santapau on *E.pycnostegia var.zorniodes* in >> Flora of Khandala is as follows: >> "Very similar to* E.pycnostegia* from which it is separated by smooth, >> non-tuberculate seeds. Leaves are opposite, but branches quite often are >> only produced in the axil of one of them; size of leaves upto 55x17 mm " >> I had seen E.pycnostegia in field last year and it was an erect, stout 1 >> - 2 feet high plant. >> While the plant in question is prostrate, small and spreading.I >> BSI Flora of Maharashtra has not included this *var.zorniodes* instead >> mentions E.zorniodes as a different species. >> But the features given under this doesnt seem to match with my plant. >> best regards >> >> Adittya Dharap >> I can quiet understand your concerns on the identity of the species. It >> is necessary to have broader look at each species. >> Herbaceous Euphorbia species growing in wet habitats, particularly the >> pycnostegia complex is very variable, depending on the ecological >> conditions, where they grow. Hence we cannot fix hard and fast parameters >> on their morphology. Each author describes them in different ways depending >> on their ecological environment. It is nor advisable to describe each as a >> separate variety, which would add only confusion and chaos; one has to take >> a broad outlook on the phenotypic plasticity to each species. Only a >> monographer, who has studied a large number of herbarium specimens from >> various localities can give a broad all-encompassing description. >> N.P. Balakrishnan >> >> 11 Apr. 2014 >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 at 15:03 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:185942] Euphorbiaceae Herb for ID: AVD 09042014 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Please help me identifying the Euphorbiaceae herb - Euphorbia sp. >> attached herewith. >> >> Habit: Herb, prostrate >> Habitat: Road side waste land >> >> Leaves: 1 to 1.5 cm, Elliptic - oblong, glabrous, rounded tip, minutely >> serrated to crenulate, petiole - 2 mm >> Entire plant very leafy, glabrous. >> >> Currently in flowering. Image taken on 9th April 2014 >> >> >> best regards >> >> Adittya Dharap >> >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFD3w4d4mJavPSRZA13ER%3Dbfb8HQ%2Bt31uFkFTGvm5m%2BgyA%40mail.gmail.com.
