Baliospermum calycinum

Baliospermum calycinum Müll.Arg., Flora 47: 470 1864. (Syn: Baliospermum calycinum var. corymbiferum (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Baliospermum calycinum var. effusum (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Baliospermum calycinum var. siamense (Craib) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Baliospermum corymbiferum Hook.f.; Baliospermum effusum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Baliospermum siamense Craib );

Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

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Keys from Flora of India Vol. 23:

1 a. Plants dioecious; upper leaves not appreciably smaller than leaves of lower nodes; inflorescences leafless; male disc glands distinct; ovary glabrous or sparsely pubescent; fruits depressed, not intruded at apex, 5 – 8 x 9 – 10 mm 1. B. calycinum
b. Plants mostly monoecious; upper leaves often appreciably smaller than leaves at lower nodes; inflorescences leafy; male disc glands connate into a cup; ovary tomentellous; fruits often turbinate-obovoid, intruded at apex, 8 – 10 x 11 – 13 mm 2. B. solanifolium

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ID_Shrub_21010 : Attachments (4). 9 posts by 7 authors.

Please help me to identify this shrub from western Assam

Date/Time- 26/10/2010 – 1:30 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Kokrajhar, Assam, Alt 90m
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- 9-12×5-7cm

Inflorescence: raceme

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- 3-4cm, White
SL No 261010 ef 001

This is Baliospermum calycinum Muller (Euphorbiaceae).

may be Blachia denudata

Pl have a look on these links:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=109979&flora_id=2
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250084088

Baliospermum calycinum var. calycinum

Yes, I endorse the identification of …

Image by Mithilesh Kumar Pathak

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Baliospermum calycinum var. calycinum (Euphorbiaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
A shrub from Arunachal Pradesh. Photo by Late Mithilesh Kumar Pathak.

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Baliospermum calycinum (Euphorbiaceae) – better images : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Here are two better images shot by Dr. Santanu Dey from Nagaland.

wonderful to see the freshly opened flowers. Thanks, …

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Plant for ID : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 111012 : AK-1: A cultivated, potted plant at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 29/12/2007. Name given by a staff was Vajradanti but on searching, it seems to be a wrong id.

This is Baliospermum montanum.

I think it should be Baliospermum calycinum rather than Baliospermum solanifolium, as per details herein.

That’s right … B. calycinum.

On second thought, B. calycinum is restricted to North east India. Hence this will be a robust flowering form of B. solanifolium.

… plant is cultivated. Inflorescence is different as per keys in Flora of China and FoC Illustration FoC Illustration 2

Please consult the key given in Fl. India vol. 23.

Thanks, …, Keys from Flora of India Vol. 23:

Okay …

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EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT: Baliospermum solanifolium from Uttarakhand_DSR_04 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh is a common wild undershrub in Pantnagar.

Yes, Baliospermum solanifolium.

I think it may be Baliospermum calycinum rather than Baliospermum solanifolium, as per details herein and as per comparative images at Baliospermum‎

B. solanifolium only.

But inflorescence is different as per keys in Flora of China and FoC Illustration FoC Illustration 2

Thanks, …, Keys from Flora of India Vol. 23:

Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum pseudocapsicum?? at Mizoram : PKA-FEB25/25: : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

This one is from from Mizoram.
Could this be Solanum pseudocapsicum??

efi page on Solanum pseudocapsicum

I don’t think Solanum pseudocapsicum, three lobed young fruit suggests member of Euphorbiaceae
Flowers also are much different.
flowersofindia

This may be Croton angustifolius of Euphorbiaceae. A proper study is very much essential.

As i know it is Baliospermum species… [Euphorbiaceae]

I think it’s Baliospermum calycinum

This could be Baliospermum calycinum, Mull. Arg. (Family: Euphorniaceae).
The leaves are eaten cooked as a vehetable.

The image shared is close to Baliospermum montanum. As in Baliospermum calycinum the petioles is 1 – 11 cm long. This character is not evident in the image shared.

To me it looks different from images at Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh (syn: B.montana).
There are many varieties of Baliospermum calycinum Müll.Arg. as per details at Baliospermum, which is more likely.

This is female plant of Baliospermum calycinum var. calycinum.

MS,Oct,2021/32 Baliospermum sp. ? for id: 1 very high res. image.
Location : Ailawng

Date : 30-06-2018

Habit : Undershrub
Habit : Wild

Please check Baliospermum calycinum Müll.Arg.

To me also appears close to images at Baliospermum calycinum

Baliospermum calycinum var. micranthum

How is it different from the Type variety? I could not open the BSI efloraofindia.

Well, the genus Baliospermum exhibits extraordinary phenological plasticity. Please see the attached paper wherein an attempt has been made to recognize the varieties (representing the extremities) within B. calycinum. However, these varieties are connected to each other through endless intermediates. After consulting the paper, I found that B. calycinum var. sinuatum fits well with the present plant.
1 attachment-A revision of the genus Baliospermum for the Indian Subcontinent (1990)