Yes Sir, thankyou, this seem logical and correct. regards, Rashida.
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Rashida ji > Thanks for pointing out. I should have checked it earlier. Now according to > my analysis the Correct name should be Euphorbia umbellata (Pax) Bruyns, > because the author himself had made this correction in 2007, the name > Euphorbia pseudograntii being already occupied by a totally different > species E. pseudograntii Pax. > > The Name for our plant should accordingly be: > *Euphorbia umbellata* (Pax) Bruyns, Euphorbia World 3: 5 2007. > syn: *Euphorbia* *pseudograntii* Bruyns (non Pax) [Illegitimate] > *Synadenium* *grantii* Hook.f. > *Synadenium* *umbellatum* Pax > > Accordingly in the key the name Euphorbia pseudograntii will be replaced by > Euphorbia umbellata > > > Stems unarmed; without stipular spines > All leaves of same colour > Leaves longer than 8 cm, > green.............................................................................................E. > umbellata > Leaves up to 8 cm long > 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 > All leaves not of same colour; lower leaves green, upper partly or > uniformally coloured; leaves longer than 8 cm > 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; two showy bracts > around cyathium...................E. milii > Spines borne on raised shield, usually shorter than 1 cm, two showy > bracts lacking > 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 Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Thankyou for posting one more Euphrorbia Sir. There is a minor variation >> in the nomenclature as compared to Kew Plant List: Euphorbia pseudograntii >> Pax is mentioned as the accepted name. Request your observations about the >> same. The type specimen does seem to match your plant. >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Euphorbia pseudograntiitin Bruyns, Taxon 55:414. 2006 >>> syn: *Synadenium grantii* Hook. f. >>> >>> A glabrous shrub cultivated in pots or beds in Delhi, evidently growing >>> several feet tall along roadsides in South India. >>> >>> Common Name: African milk bush >>> >>> With the addition of this species the key to woody species would be >>> revised as >>> >>> Stems unarmed; without stipular spines >>> All leaves of same colour >>> Leaves longer than 8 cm, >>> green.............................................................................................E. >>> pseudograntii >>> Leaves up to 8 cm long >>> 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 >>> All leaves not of same colour; lower leaves green, upper partly or >>> uniformally coloured; leaves longer than 8 cm >>> 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; two showy bracts >>> around cyathium...................E. milii >>> Spines borne on raised shield, usually shorter than 1 cm, two showy >>> bracts lacking >>> 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/ >>> >>> >> > > >
