I agree with Gurucharan ji the above plant appears E. neriifolia with spirally arranged spines on low angles....though I have never seen the flowers or fruitsThank you Samir ji for the photos.. Usha
On 11 March 2011 17:35, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Rashida ji, Gurcharan ji for your inputs. > > Regards, > > Samir > > > > On Mar 11, 4:31 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I doubt Samir ji's plant being E. caducifolia. This can be verified from > > careful comparison with type specimen attached by Rashida ji and the > > following links > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvblogger/3327843177/ > > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvblogger/3327843177/> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_caducifolia > > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_caducifolia> > > > > E. caducifolia is more like E. nivulia in stem without angles, > > differentiated from latter in absence of distinct trunk with branches > > arising from base, smaller leaves (3-8 cm long) and longer spines 0.5-1 > cm > > (leaves 10-25 cm long, spines shorter than 0.5 cm in E. nivulia). > > > > To me the above plants appears E. neriifolia with spirally arranged > spines > > on low angles. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Rashida Atthar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Attaching the type specimen. Keeping the size larger than normal so > that > > > the sketches are seen. > > > > > regards, > > > Rashida. > > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Rashida Atthar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> Yes indeed it is Euphorbia caducifolia Haines. This was also the > missing > > >> one from the panaroma posted so far ! Thanks. Some keys > > > > >> A pale green, dense, fleshy, dendroid shrub , upto 2 m high, with > numerous > > >> branches arising from the very base. -Aima's book pg 194. > > > > >> Branches angular; stipular spines on prominent tubercles arranged in > > >> spirals; leaves obovate or lanceolate; cyathia red- Dr. Almeida's > flora , > > >> Vol IV-B, pg ; 304. > > >> The milky juice is used for colds and applied for blisters on the > skin > > >> The leaves are eaten and rarely sold in the market as a vegatable. > -Aima -pg > > >> 194. > > > > >> regards, > > >> Rashida. > > > > >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>> Euphorbia caducifolia Haines, Indian Forester 1914, xl. 154. > > > > >>> @ Khargar Hills on 20-02-11. > > > > >>> Hope id is correct. > > > > >>> Regards, > > > > >>> Samir Mehta >
