Rashida ji There is some confusion. In Euphorbia cyathium has numerous male flowers, each with one stamen. So statement about numerous stamens is wrong.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Muthu ji for the very nice pictures. Here's a description from Dr. > Almeida's flora ..." Involucres 3-nate, forming small pedunculate cymes, > the central flower sessile, female , the two lateral on long stout pedicels; > bracteoles numerous, laciniate; glands 5,large, broader than long. Stamens > numerous. Capsules nearly1 cm in diameter; cocci compressed, glabrous; style > 2 -fid. " Flowers- Feb to May. > > regards, > Rashida. > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes Muthu ji, you are right >> Very nice photographs. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Name: Euphorbia antiquorum L. >>> Family: Euphorbiaceae >>> Date: 03 March 2011 >>> Location: Namangalam RF, Chennai >>> Altitude: c. 10 ASL >>> >>> Locally abundant having distinct 3-angled stem. Is my id right? >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Care Earth Trust >>> #15, second main road, >>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>> Chennai - 600 061 >>> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >>> >> >> >> >
