Thankyou for posting one more Euphrorbia Sir. There is a minor variation in the nomenclature as compared to Kew Plant List: Euphorbia pseudograntii Pax is mentioned as the accepted name. Request your observations about the same. The type specimen does seem to match your plant.
regards, Rashida. On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Euphorbia pseudograntiitin Bruyns, Taxon 55:414. 2006 > syn: *Synadenium grantii* Hook. f. > > A glabrous shrub cultivated in pots or beds in Delhi, evidently growing > several feet tall along roadsides in South India. > > Common Name: African milk bush > > With the addition of this species the key to woody species would be revised > as > > Stems unarmed; without stipular spines > All leaves of same colour > Leaves longer than 8 cm, > green.............................................................................................E. > pseudograntii > Leaves up to 8 cm long > Stem and leaves uniformly red, leaves in whorls of three, > petiole almost as long as blade.......E. cotoniifolia > Stem and leaves green, leaves alternate, petiole much > shorter than blade > Leaves shorter than 2 cm, less than 2 mm broad, > branches straight, mostly leafless > (leaves early > deciduous)......................................................................E. > tirucalli > Leaves longer than 3 cm, more than 2 cm broad, > branches zigzag, mostly with leaves.......E. tithymaloides > All leaves not of same colour; lower leaves green, upper partly or > uniformally coloured; leaves longer than 8 cm > Leaves below the inflorescence uniformally coloured (red, > white or yellow); leaves not lobed...E. pulcherrima > Leaves below the inflorescence coloured only at base; leaves > lobed or not > Base of upper leaves pale green or pale white; leaves > lobed or not...............................E. heterophylla > Base of upper leaves red; leaves > lobed......................................................................E. > cyathophora > Stems armed with spines > Spines borne on stem, usually longer than 1 cm; two showy bracts > around cyathium...................E. milii > Spines borne on raised shield, usually shorter than 1 cm, two showy > bracts lacking > Stem rounded, not angled or winged > Shrub wiithout trunk with branches arising from base, > smaller leaves (3-8 cm long) > > and longer spines 0.5-1 cm.............E caducifolia > Tree with distinct trunk, leaves 10-25 cm long, spines > shorter than 0.5 cm........................E. nivulia). > Stem angled or winged > Angles not produced into wing, spirally > arranged:....................................................... E. > neriifolia > Angles produced into wings > Wings 3-4 > The wings running straight, sinuate, regularly > dentate > Stems green without white > bands....................................................E. antiquorum > Stems white wholly or > partially > The stems with > white bands on faces > Apex of stem > not cristate (without crowns at tips)...........E. lactea > Apex of stem > cristate (with crowns at tips)......................E lactea cv. Cristata > > The stems uniformly > greyish white...................................... ...E. lactea cv. White > Ghost > The wings running spirally, > ...................................................................................E. > tortilis > Wings 5-6, > undulate.....................................................................................................E. > royleana > > > -- > 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/ > >
