Once again a very common species posted. T. Chakrabarty.
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:10 PM, raman <raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Euphorbia%20-%20Pencil%20Tree/Pencil%20Tree.html > > Euphorbia tirucalli has unmistakable, brush-like branch masses that are a > noticeable feature of the plant. It also occurs over the widest > distribution of all local euphorbias and is also a very variable plant > ranging from many-branched shrubs to large trees, depending on the > particular habitat. The rubber-hedge euphorbia is a many-branched, > succulent plant, usually 3-5 m but may reach 10 m on occasion. The bark of > very old specimens is grey and rough with longitudinal dents and ridges > that break up into very small fragments. There are sometimes conspicuous, > small protuberances, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, on the bark, and > occasionally black, rough, crosswise bands. The branches are cylindrical, > smooth and glabrous-green, 5-8 mm in diameter, forming brush-like masses > that are the best known feature of this species. Plants are without spines. > The leaves are small and slender, up to 12 x 1.5 mm, rarely seen, as they > fall very early. Leaf scars on young twigs form conspicuous dents which > contract until they are no more than grey dots on older branchlets and can > even be seen on fairly thick green stems. The thin twigs are pendant > (hanging down), pale green and occur opposite each other, alternate or in > groups on the branchlets which gives a rather untidy and rounded appearance > to the crowns. The flowers are yellow, inconspicuous, and carried in > clusters at the apex of the short branches or in the angles of branches. > They appear in September to December. > > Raman > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
