Wonderful post Sir, getting to see so many species of one genus together with description is really going to help in identification of this otherwise confusing genus !
regards, Rashida. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Euphorbia lathyris L., Sp. pl. 1:457. 1753 "*E. lathyrus*" (corr. Syst. > nat. ed. 10, 2:1048. 1759 & Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:655. 1762) > syn: *Euphorbia lathyrus* L., orth. var. > > Though the plant is highly posonous and an invasive weed, is often sold by > nurseries to repel moles. Often grown in pots but may soon become self sown > It > is used in folk medicine as a poison, antiseptic, and a purgative. It is > used as a folk remedy for cancer, corns, and warts. > > Common names: caper spurge, gopherplant, moleplant > > > > > -- > 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/ > >
