Euphorbia 020410GS1 from Delhi for ID

[Gurcharan Singh]

Euphorbia 020410GS1 from Delhi for ID 

This Euphorbia species seems to be confusing me. Fruits are totally glabrous like E. clarkeana but leaves oblong-suborbicular, with distinctly cordate base suggesting of E. granulata (which has pubescent plants and capsules). Kindly help in identification.

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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/

[Neil Soares]

Hi Prof. Singh,    It looks like Euphorbia parviflora.                   Regards,                     Neil Soares. --- On Fri, 4/2/10, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Neil Soares]

Hi Prof. Singh,   Sending you my photographs of Euphorbia parviflora [Gulabi Dudhi] for comparison, though have to admit, your's looks slightly different.                Regards,                  Neil Soares. --- On Fri, 4/2/10, Neil Soares <drneil...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[tanay bose]

Dear Gurcharan ji.

On minute study of your plant photo I come to a conclusion which is very much same as that of the plant photo provided by you. My suggestion is.......

 

Euphorbia serpens Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 52. 1817. Boiss. In DC. Prodr. 15(2): 29.1862.

 

Synonyms:

1. Euphorbia bombaiensis sensu Stewart, Ann. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pak. & Kashm. 447. 1972. p.p. non Santapau.
2. Euphorbia orbiculata var. jawaharii Rajagopal & Panigrahi, Taxon. 17(5): 547. 1968.)

Description: Acompletely glabrous much-branched prostrate annual herb with stems to c. 25 cm long, rooting at the nodes. Petioles 0.5-1 mm long. Leaf-blades suborbicular-ovate, 1-5 x 1-4.5 mm, rounded to emarginated at the apex, obliquely shallowly cordate at the base, entire, pale green. Stipules interpetiolar, fused above and beneath to form a triangular laciniate or fimbriate white scale 0.5 mm long. Cyathia axillary, solitary, in the uppermost axils; glands transversely ovate or oblong, purplish, with narrow, subentire white appendages. Frutis trigonous, keels carinate, 1.2 x 1.5 mm, smooth. Seeds ovoid, quadrangular, 0.8 x 0.5 mm, smooth, pinkish-brown.

Please validate my identification and I hope it will provide you a bit satisfaction . i am attaching a photo from where i studies the comparative morphology. Please see it.

 

Regards

tanay

Tanay Bose
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Tanay you are on dot, it is indeed E. serpens. I tried Eflora of Pakistan, but somehow missed E. serpens, perhaps I did not notice rooting branches, may be was growing in a dry lawn.

  Thank you so much for identification. It is not for nothing we say: Tanay is a genius.

-- 
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]

Dear Gurcharan Ji,

I am happy that I could help tou out with the identification. I am not a genious because I don't know even 5% of the plant name which you know. You could not identify this plant because at that very moment you were inattentive due to some reason if not so then you have never given me the chance I know!!! ha ha ha . I got hold by 2 morphological points interpetiolar stipule and leaf character.

Regards

Tanay

[Gurcharan Singh]

God bless you Tanay. I love you for good sense of humour. Keep it up.

-- 
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]

Thats the best part to get blessed rather get a tag of genious ......thank you sir

tanay