Thanks for cotonifolia Leaves and spines are alright. You may check from eFlora of Pakistan where both are described.
-- 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/ On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks. > Cotoniifolia is actually cotinifolia. > > I am trying to reframe your keys, will send soon. Hopefully you will like > it. > > There is one more issue here: > smaller leaves (3-8 cm long) and longer spines 0.5-1 cm. this is other > way around I think. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Pankaj ji > > Thanks for pointing this out. I will correct it. As such it also needed > some > > formatting as names are running into second line. > > Here it is. > > Stems unarmed; without stipular spines > > Leaves shorter than 10 cm, all leaves of same colour > > Stem and leaves uniformly red, leaves in whorls of three, > petiole > > almost as long as blade.......E. cotoniifolia > > Stem and leaves green, leaves alternate, petiole much shorter > than > > blade > > Leaves shorter than 2 cm, less than 2 mm broad, branches > > straight, mostly leafless > > (leaves early > > > deciduous)......................................................................E. > > tirucalli > > Leaves longer than 3 cm, more than 2 cm broad, branches > > zigzag, mostly with leaves.......E. tithymaloides > > Leaves longer than 10 cm; lower leaves green, upper partly or > > uniformally coloured > > Leaves below the inflorescence uniformally coloured (red, > > white or yellow); leaves not lobed...E. pulcherrima > > Leaves below the inflorescence coloured only at base; > leaves > > lobed or not > > Base of upper leaves pale green or pale white; leaves > > lobed or not...............................E. heterophylla > > Base of upper leaves red; leaves > > > lobed......................................................................E. > > cyathophora > > Stems armed with spines > > Spines borne on stem, usually longer than 1 > > > cm.......................................................................E. > > milii > > Spines borne on raised shield, usually shorter than 1 cm > > > > Stem rounded, not angled or winged > > Shrub wiithout trunk with branches arising from base, > smaller > > leaves (3-8 cm long) > > > > and longer spines 0.5-1 cm.............E caducifolia > > Tree with distinct trunk, leaves 10-25 cm long, spines > > shorter than 0.5 cm........................E. nivulia). > > Stem angled or winged > > Angles not produced into wing, spirally > > arranged:....................................................... E. > > neriifolia > > Angles produced into wings > > Wings 3-4 > > The wings running straight, sinuate, regularly > > dentate > > Stems green without white > > bands....................................................E. antiquorum > > Stems white wholly or > partially > > The stems with > white > > bands on faces > > Apex of > stem > > not cristate (without crowns at tips)...........E. lactea > > Apex of > stem > > cristate (with crowns at tips)......................E lactea cv. Cristata > > > > The stems > uniformly > > greyish white...................................... ...E. lactea cv. > White > > Ghost > > The wings running spirally, > > > ...................................................................................E. > > tortilis > > Wings 5-6, > > > undulate.....................................................................................................E. > > royleana > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Just a small error. > >> > >> Leaves shorter than 10 cm, uniformally green > >> Stem and leaves uniformly red, leaves in whorls of three, > >> petiole almost as long as blade..................E. cotoniifolia > >> (cotinifolia!). > >> > >> Here in second step you have said uniformly green.... but then u r > saying > >> red. > >> You may like to correct it. > >> > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Based on species already posted and expected one a simple key for > woody > >> > species of Euphorbia is presented > >> > Perhaps we can expand the key for woody succulent species of Euphorbia > >> > as > >> > under: > >> > Stems unarmed; without stipular spines > >> > Leaves shorter than 10 cm, uniformally green > >> > Stem and leaves uniformly red, leaves in whorls of three, > >> > petiole > >> > almost as long as > blade...............................................E. > >> > cotoniifolia > >> > Stem and leaves green, leaves alternate, petiole much > shorter > >> > than > >> > blade > >> > Leaves shorter than 2 cm, less than 2 mm broad, > branches > >> > straight, mostly leafless (leaves early deciduous).............E. > >> > tirucalli > >> > Leaves longer than 3 cm, more than 2 cm broad, branches > >> > zigzag, mostly with > >> > leaves..............................................E. > >> > tithymaloides > >> > Leaves longer than 10 cm; uniformally or partly coloured > >> > Leaves below the inflorescence uniformally coloured > (red, > >> > white or yellow); leaves not > >> > lobed.......................................E. > >> > pulcherrima > >> > Leaves below the inflorescence coloured only at base; > >> > leaves > >> > lobed or not > >> > Base of upper leaves pale green or pale white; > >> > leaves > >> > lobed or > >> > > >> > > not.......................................................................E. > >> > heterophylla > >> > Base of upper leaves red; leaves > >> > > >> > > lobed..............................................................................................................E. > >> > cyathophora > >> > Stems armed with spines > >> > Spines borne on stem, usually longer than 1 > >> > > >> > > cm...............................................................................................................E. > >> > milii > >> > Spines borne on raised shield, usually shorter than 1 cm > >> > > >> > Stem rounded, not angled or winged > >> > Shrub wiithout trunk with branches arising from base, > >> > smaller > >> > leaves (3-8 cm long) and longer spines 0.5-1 cm.................E > >> > caducifolia > >> > Tree with distinct trunk, leaves 10-25 cm long, spines > >> > shorter than 0.5 > >> > > >> > > cm.......................................................................E. > >> > nivulia). > >> > Stem angled or winged > >> > Angles not produced into wing, spirally > >> > > >> > > arranged:...................................................................................................... > >> > E. neriifolia > >> > Angles produced into wings > >> > Wings 3-4 > >> > The wings running straight, sinuate, > regularly > >> > dentate > >> > Stems green without white > >> > > >> > > bands..........................................................................................:........E. > >> > antiquorum > >> > Stems white wholly or > >> > partially > >> > The stems with > >> > white > >> > bands on faces > >> > Apex of > >> > stem > >> > not cristate (without crowns at > >> > tips).........................................................E. > lactea > >> > Apex of > >> > stem > >> > cristate (with crowns at > >> > > >> > > tips)....................................................................E > >> > lactea cv. Cristata > >> > The stems > >> > uniformly > >> > greyish > >> > > >> > > white.......................................................................................E. > >> > lactea cv. White Ghost > >> > The wings running spirally, > >> > > >> > > ................................................................................................................................E. > >> > tortilis > >> > Wings 5-6, > >> > > >> > > undulate..................................................................................................................................................E. > >> > royleana > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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/ > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *********************************************** > >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > >> > >> > >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >> Research Associate > >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > >> Department of Habitat Ecology > >> Wildlife Institute of India > >> Post Box # 18 > >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
