In (not on) leaf axils or axillary are both correct, latter preferred.
-- 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 Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thankyou Sir for the pictures and the cyathia explanation. Perhaps > those interested may compare the parts with the Euphorbia diagram I > have uploaded a day or two back from D. H. Lawrence's book .Sir, > would it correct to say that the cyathia are on axils of leaves or > are axillary ? > > > Anisophyllum prostratum (Aiton) Haw. > Aplarina prostrata (Aiton) Raf. > Chamaesyce malaca Small > Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small > Chamaesyce villosior (Greenm.) Millsp. > Euphorbia callitrichoides Kunth > Euphorbia malaca (Small) Little > Euphorbia perforata Guss. > Euphorbia prostrata var. caudirhiza Fosberg > Euphorbia prostrata var. vestita Engelm. ex Boiss. > Euphorbia ramosa var. villosior Greenm. > Euphorbia tenella Kunth > Euphorbia trichogona Bertol. > Tithymalus prostratus (Aiton) Samp. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:51 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Sir Ji very nice catch of the plant > > Tanay > > > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:139. 1789 > >> syn: Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small > >> Prostrate herb with opposite leaves and cyathia arising on short > microphyllous branches, gland appendages minute, leaf base oblique. Common > in Delhi in Lawns, wastelands and cultivated fields. > >> Common name: Prostrate sandmat > >> > >> -- > >> 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/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Tanay Bose > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > > Department of Botany. > > University of British Columbia . > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > [email protected] > > Webpages: > > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > >
