Euphorbia tirucalli

Padmini Raghavan

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Mar 9, 2011, 8:14:13 PM3/9/11

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I hope I have the id right.

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Padmini Raghavan.

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Rashida Atthar

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Mar 10, 2011, 1:31:17 AM3/10/11

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Thnaks a lot for this wonderful post Padmini ji. Yes indeed this is Euphorbia tirucalli. Common names Pencil Tree/ Milkbush/RubberFinger Trees/ Tiru-Malu .This one was missing in the panaroma of Euphorbias provided so far !

It is called Pencil tree because of the tough, spineless shrub with pencil like dark green branches and a few small grass-green leaves at the tips of growing branches as seen in your pictures. The flowers are aslo found clustered at the apexes of the branches, and the plant produces a milky sap.

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Rashida.

Anand Kumar Bhatt

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Mar 10, 2011, 1:37:55 AM3/10/11

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Isnt the milky sap poisonous especially to the eyes?

ak

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Rashida Atthar

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Mar 10, 2011, 1:44:09 AM3/10/11

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Would like to add the current accepted name as per Kew Plant LIst is Euphorbia tirucalli L. Attaching the type specimen from Kew herbarium.

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Rashida.

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Type specimen Euphorbia tirucalli L..jpg

Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 10, 2011, 2:02:49 AM3/10/11

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Nice pics mam.
Euphorbia tirucalli L. Sp. Pl. 1: 452 (1753).

Type: LECTOTYPE - Tithymalus Indicus frutescens" in Commelin, Hort.
Med. Amstelod. Pl. Rar., 1: 27, t. 14, 1697 [Designated by: Leach in
Kirkia 9 : 70 (1973)]

t. 14 is attached with the mail. Linne described this plant from
India, but I have never seen this from Wild and my plant never flowers
in my garden..

@Anand sir, yes the latex are poisonous, but in small quantities they
are medicinal, of course not for the eye.

Regards
Pankaj

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Anand Kumar Bhatt

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Mar 13, 2011, 3:21:31 AM3/13/11

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Well one of my doctor friends long time back had asked me to remove them as my children were tiny tots that time.

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