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Euphorbia prolifera Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 62 1825. (syn: Euphorbia cuneifolia Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia linifolia Wall. ex Boiss. [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia nepalensis Boiss. [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia pinus H.Lév.; Tithymalus proliferus (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Soják);
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China South-Central; India; Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;
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Indian Subcontinent to SC. China as per WCSP;
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Euphorbia species identification requested : 19 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (9) – around 600 kb each. Please help to identify this Euphorbia species.
Plants are generally 30 – 50cms tall Flowering and Fruiting from February to May Altitude – 750 metres asl Photographed at Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam. ??
This appears to be Euphorbia jacquemontii Boiss. However, it is necessary to check the cyathial characters with the help of my revision of the genus.
Thanks … But the leaves are very narrow in some non flowering stems upto 3-4mm only and 3cms long, also sir I am doubtful about its low altitude (700metres)
And in this plant there are no distinct white midrib present and this plant looks different to me from that E.jacquemontii that I have posted from Temperate Himalayas.   Here are the images Attachments (2) I agree with … The leaves are really narrow and without white colour along midrib. These characters were not noticeable in the earlier photos. Are these constant in the population? Please check all plants in the population. If it is so, then it cannot be E. jacquemontii. Find out whether there are any substantial differences between the two. If so, it may be a new introduction or a new taxon. Interesting comment by the expert of this genus (Balakrishnan Sir).
Keys in Flora of India vol-23 may help.     Thanks …, Sir the leaves are smaller in all plants but on flowering shoot the leaves are larger with inflorescence and also no distinct white midrib is present in leaves like in E.jacquemontii, here are some more photographs sir that I just clicked today. Attachments (4) – around 600 kb each. I saw the photograph of the population. It is definitely unlike any other Indian species. While i was checking the Euphorbia subgenus Esula, i came across Euphorbia prolifera which is mentioned in Flora of India. I visited the plant population recently and after analysing the morphological details including plant height upto 45cm, psedoumbel leaves 4-5, smaller narrow stem leaves gradually becoming large and wide in top stem portion beneath psedoumbel leaves and glands 4-8, horned and also some other characters.
I came to this conclusion that it is most likely Euphorbia prolifera.
(as no colored image is present on net), i think it is likely Euphorbia prolifera. I compared its old herbarium images with our plant and found it similar. Here’s the link of herbarium image
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1900312582 I hope it will be confirmed by … Euphorbia spinosa ? distribution recored not checked. Thanks … But it is not Euphorbia spinosa as the fruits are not spiny in this plant moreover the glands are also different as they are horned 4-8 in this Euphorbia unlike E. spinosa where glands are not horned. After perusing with the following, I agree with you:
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Yes! Pl. check comparative images at Euphorbia Euphorbia wallichii or Euphorbia jacquemontii May be Euphorbia dendroides Pl. post the side view to check the details.
Looks different from the suggestions. 1 high res. image. Euphorbia prolifera as per discussions at I’d requested for this plant collected from Rajouri jandk (UT) .
Please check from the list having distribution in JK. I think it was posted earlier also. Pl. see feedback in Euphorbia???- BGSBU RAJOURI J AND K Ok, I will check. Sir Euphorbia prolifera as per discussions at I’d requested for this plant collected from Rajouri jandk (UT) . Identification required for this Euphorbia sp: Euphorbia sp. I agree with … Pl. post the same or similar images in the same mail.
I think it was posted earlier also (twice). Pl. see feedback in Euphorbia???- BGSBU RAJOURI J AND K Image date ?? Euphorbia prolifera Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don ?? Euphorbia prolifera as per discussions at I’d requested for this plant collected from Rajouri jandk (UT) . I’d requested for this plant collected from Rajouri jandk (UT): 2 high res. images. Check Euphoria prolifera I think already posted and discussed. Euphorbia prolifera yes it is Check our paper on E. esula Euphorbia prolifera Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don is different as per images and details herein. Euphorbia dracunculoides has not been reported yet in kashmir Nectar glands are deep reddish in colour in above pic. while as E.esula have yellowish nectar glands What are the species listed from the area? We have 9 species of Euphorbia in J&K. Euphorbia cornigera
E. hirta
E. geniculata
E. indica
E. helioscopia
E. orbiculata
E. prostrata
E. wallichii
E. esula
I think you are right. For sure it is E.prolifera which has not been reported yet in Jammu and kashmir…
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