Euphorbia sp? 150810-PKA2

[Prashant awale]

Dear Friends,
Came across this small herb at the green field at Thakurwadi (Base of Prabalgad). Flowers were tiny. I could spot white as well pink flowers.

Date/Time: 14-08-2010 / 12:40PM

Location: Thakurwadi (Base of Prabalgad fort, Panvel region)

Habitat: Wild

Plant Habit: herb

regards
Prashant

[Gurcharan Singh]

Looks like E. hirta

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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/ 

[Prashant awale]

Dear Gurcharan Singh ji,

I was thinking of  either Euphorbia hypericifolia or Euphorbia maculata. I am not sure.

regards
Prashant

[Gurcharan Singh]

Prashant ji

The plant seems to be interesting. The leaves are clearly oblique at base and shape more or less like E. hirta, but the capsule, leaves and stem are glabrous like hypericifolia. Let us see other opinions.

-- 
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/ 

[Gurcharan Singh]

And yes Prashant ji, in E. maculata the cyathia are solitary in leaf axils and not in clusters as here.

-- 
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/ 

[Vijayasankar]

If the cyathia are in capitate clusters/cymes on 1-3 cm long peduncles, then it could be E. indica.

With regards

Vijayasankar

[tanay bose]

Yes this is Euphorbia indica Lam.

Tanay

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Department of Botany
University of British Columbia
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[Neil Soares]

Hi Prashant,  It looks like Euphorbia parviflora [Gulabi Dudhi].                  Regards,                    Neil. --- On Sun, 8/15/10, Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Selvalakshmi Selvaraj]

yes looking like E. indica


--
Selvalakshmi S.
Doctoral Scholar,
Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID confirmation

Earlier feedback

Me.................................The plant seems to be interesting. The leaves are clearly oblique at base and shape more or less like E. hirta, but the capsule, leaves and stem are glabrous like hypericifolia. Let us see other opinions............................And yes Prashant ji, in E. maculata the cyathia are solitary in leaf axils and not in clusters as here.

Vijayasankar ji................If the cyathia are in capitate clusters/cymes on 1-3 cm long peduncles, then it could be E. indica.

Neil ji............................. It looks like Euphorbia parviflora [Gulabi Dudhi].

Tanay & Sevalakshmi.........Yes E. indica

-- 
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/ 

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From: Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Subject: [efloraofindia:44415] Euphorbia sp? 150810-PKA2
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[Selvalakshmi Selvaraj]

E. indica from my side

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID confirmation

Earlier feedback

Me.................................The plant seems to be interesting. The leaves are clearly oblique at base and shape more or less like E. hirta, but the capsule, leaves and stem are glabrous like hypericifolia. Let us see other opinions............................And yes Prashant ji, in E. maculata the cyathia are solitary in leaf axils and not in clusters as here.

Vijayasankar ji................If the cyathia are in capitate clusters/cymes on 1-3 cm long peduncles, then it could be E. indica.

Neil ji............................. It looks like Euphorbia parviflora [Gulabi Dudhi].

Tanay & Sevalakshmi.........Yes E. indica

The two species have long been confused even in FBI. It now emerges that E. indica is correctly known as E. parviflora and is distinct in mostly hairy stems and leaves, longer peduncled clusters of cyathia and most importantly hairy fruits. E. hypercifolia on the other hand has glabrous stems and leaves, short pedunculate clusters and glabrous fruits.

On that account I would go with E. hypercifolia for this plant. Please give your opinion.

-- 
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/ 

 

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Date: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:45 AM
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