I am sure most of the members have read the nicely written details about the
family Euphorbiaceae by Rashida ji[efloraofindia:64293]
I would like to highlight some important characters of this family.
It is a Large and extremely variable family : It shows a great range in
vegetative as well as floral structures.
The inflorescence in *Euphorbia *and related genera like *Chamaesyce* is
.............first branching usually racemose.
.............subsequent branching is cymose.
..................The partial inflorescence is a *Cyathium* which appears as
a single flower.(Seen in Rahida ji's write up.)
(I urge members to post some additional close ups of this; if they have any)
.............THERE ARE OFTEN NO PETALS AND SEPALS. THE BRACTS ARE PETALLOID
AND SHOWY COLOURED.
.............The male flower is represented by just an androecium having
only pedicel stamen and anthers. While the female flower has only pedicel
ovary style and stigma.
I have compiled this info. and sharing with the group esp. for those non
botanist members who may not be knowing this; as the conventional visible
flowers are not seen in some of the genara from Euphorbiaceae when one is
searching flowers in nature.
Regards
Dr Phadke Satish
http://satishphadke.blogspot.com/2008/07/euphorbiaceae.html
