Yes Rashida ji But to say numerous stamens would be wrong. We can say numerous male flowers. (or we can simply omit; all species of Euphorbia have numerous male flowers in each cyathium). We can't be technically 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 9:50 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes sir , but here is assumed that we know the cyathium has numerous male > flowers which are nothing but stamens and so numerous stamens ! > > regards, > Rashida. > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
