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
