Euphorbiaceae week- Euphorbia Antiquorum TRIDHARI THOR from Ranibaug,Byculla Mumbao

[Geeta Rane]

Greetings from geeta rane:

 

Very happy to participate in this Euphorbia Week, Appreciated your initiatives.

I have learnt that in India we do not have "cactus";   normally what we name ALL  thorny small trees is "Cactus", BUT they are all EUPHORBIA.

 

Reqeust for validation of ID

sharing  photoes of Euphorbia Antiquorum taken at Veer Jijamata Udyan (VJU) also known as Ranibaug at Byculla, Mumbai

Date: 13th February, 2011 in the morning

During Tree appreciation walk organised by Team Members of Save Ranibaug. This is only for information please,

 

Earlier thread from our group  on flowering & non flowering Euphorbia Antiquorum :

<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/cf483b83fcd9cef2/02819f3d35300859?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=euphorbia+antiquorum#02819f3d35300859> March,2008 flowering

<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2f88784369b0be5a/b2a1130ec13253ae?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=euphorbia+antiquorum#b2a1130ec13253ae>

March 2009 flowering

<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/fde577c61f089fa5/61b71d7fb5edc833?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=euphorbia+antiquorum#61b71d7fb5edc833>

Feb 2010

<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/3bdc6a7c03422613/64431c5bf4368850?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=euphorbia+antiquorum#64431c5bf4368850>

November, 2010

Sorry for the inconveniences, if any,

With Big Thanks & Prayers 

 

 

[Gurcharan Singh]

Geeta ji

This one is Euphorbia neriifolia, looking from a distance. Close up of stem would better resolve the identification.

-- 
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/ 

[Rashida Atthar]

Thanks Geeta for the post.

 

Sir, I think Geeta ji has mixed up both the Euphorbias seen next to each other at Rani Baug, Mumbia. I think the first picture is  of E. antiquorum but the fourth one  is of E. neriifolia. As you had explained to me in my posts  of the same two species- the spiral spines indicative of E. neriifolia. Request Geeta ji to post close-ups if available. Thanks.

 

regards,

Rashida.

[Usha Desai]

Geeta ji
The last photo 213.JPG is that of Euphorbia nerifolia...it was next to E.antiquorum
yrs sincerely Usha Desai

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes both Usha ji and Rashida ji are right. I saw only the last photo. First two are clearly E. antiquorum, and fourth E. neriifolia. Third is  not clear from a distance.

-- 
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/