Category: Euphorbia

Euphorbia granulata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 94 1775. (syn: Agaloma graminifolia Raf.; Anisophyllum granulatum (Forssk.) Schweinf.; Chamaesyce granulata (Forssk.) Soják; Chamaesyce granulata var. glabrata (J.Gay) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao; Chamaesyce granulata var. turcomanica (Boiss.) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao; Chamaesyce sistanica (Dinelli & De Marco) Soják; Chamaesyce turcomanica (Boiss.) Prokh.; Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. indica Boiss.; Euphorbia arillata Edgew.; Euphorbia […]

Euphorbia pseudosikkimensis (Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka) Radcl.-Sm., Kew Bull. 36: 216 1981. (syn: Euphorbia donii Oudejans; Euphorbia longifolia D.Don; Euphorbia schillingii Radcl.-Sm.; Euphorbia schillingii var. praecox A.D.Schill. ex Radcl.-Sm.; Tithymalus longifolius Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka; Tithymalus pseudosikkimensis Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka); . Himalaya to S. Tibet: East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Images by Anurag Sharma – Id by […]

Euphorbia corrigioloides Boiss., Cent. Euphorb. 11 1860. (Syn: Chamaesyce corrigioloides (Boiss.) Soják; Euphorbia disticha Engelm. ex Boiss.); Images by Muthu Karthick – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan   Root stout, crowned with a short stock ; branches long and flexuous, 4-10 in., pale, usually much stouter than in other species of this section. Leaves distichously spreading, thickly […]

Euphorbia pycnostegia var. zornioides (Boiss.) Santapau, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 8: 11 1955. (Syn: Chamaesyce zornioides (Boiss.) Soják; Euphorbia zornioides Boiss.); . Prostrate or ascending, glabrous annual herbs. Leaves opposite, cordately linear-oblong obtuse or mucronate serrulate; floral distichously imbricating broadly ovate cordate. Involucres subsolitary glabrous, lobes fimbriate; limb of glands large entire rosy; cocci obtusely […]

Euphorbia quadrialata Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 286 1903. ; Images by Aarti Khale – Id by  N.P.Balakrishnan    Euphorbia For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 301113 : AK-1 : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 3 authors. An ornamental Euphorbia seen at Lalbagh a week ago. On searching, it looks close to Euphorbia grandialata to me. Kindly validate. […]

Euphorbia esula L., Sp. Pl. 461 1753. (Syn: Euphorbia esula var. cyparioides Boiss.; Euphorbia kaleniczenkii Czern. ex Trautv.; Euphorbion esulum (L.) St.-Lag.; Galarhoeus esula (L.) Rydb.; Galarhoeus esula (L.) H. Hara; Keraselma esula (L.) Raf.; Tithymalus esula (L.) Hill);   Euphorbia esula, commonly known as green spurge or leafy spurge, is a species of spurge […]

Euphorbia neriifolia ?;      EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT:: Euphorbia sp. 2 for id from Cactus Garden Panchkula NS-22 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 5 authors. Please help to id this Euphorbia shot from Panchkula Cactus Garden… Euphorbia caducifolia This seems to be Euphorbia antiquorum L. The only difference I noticed is that the fruits are […]

Euphorbia susan-holmesiae Binojk. & Gopalan, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 277 1993. ; S. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; Images by Muthu Karthick – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Euphorbiaceae Fortnight :: for ID :: MK001 :  Attachments (6). 5 posts by 3 […]

Euphorbia riebeckii Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 26 1899. (Syn: Chamaesyce riebeckii (Pax) Soják); Images by Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia riebeckii : Oman : 141113 : AK-92 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors. I’m not very sure but this could be Euphorbia riebeckii, seen in the sand. […]

Euphorbia lacei Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 456 1911. (Syn: Euphorbia barnhartii Croizat; Euphorbia trigona Roxb. [Illegitimate]); . Euphorbiaceae fortnight :: Unidentified-1from Mumbai :: PKA41: : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. This one was seen in Sagar Upwan (Mumbai). ID requested.. This seems to be Euphorbia lacei Craib, a native of Molluccas, […]

Euphorbia thomsoniana Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 113 1862. (Syn: Euphorbia prokhanovii Popov; Euphorbia tianschanica (Prokh.) Proch.; Euphorbia tianshanica (Prokh.) Popov; Tithymalus thomsonianus (Boiss.) Soják; Tithymalus tianshanicus Prokh.);   Images by (Narendra Joshi – Id by Gurcharan Singh, validation by N.P.Balakrishnan), (For more photos & complete details, click on the link, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae fortnight::Euphorbia […]

Euphorbia jacquemontii Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 113 1862. (Syn: Tithymalus jacquemontii (Boiss.) Soják); Images uploaded by Tapas Chakrabarty (photo : A. B. D. Selvam),  Anurag N Sharma & Suresh Rana (all ids by N P Balakrishanan) (Inserted by J.M.Garg & Surajit Koley) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)      Euphorbiaceae fortnight: Euphorbia species from […]

Euphorbia linearifolia Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 224 1821. (Syn: Chamaesyce linearifolia Soják; Chamaesyce katrajensis var. kasaragodensis (V.J.Nair, Binojk. & R.Ansari) V.S.Raju; Euphorbia katrajensis var. kasaragodensis V.J.Nair, Binojk. & R.Ansari;   Euphorbia deccanensis V.S.Raju; Euphorbia linearis B.Heyne ex Roth, pro syn.) as per efi thread and CoL; . India to Indo-China: Cambodia, India, Thailand as per POWO; . Images by (A.Lalithamba – validation […]

Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 114 1862. (Syn: Euphorbia bupleuroides Diels [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia himalayensis (Klotzsch) Boiss.; Euphorbia mairei H.Lév.; Euphorbia mairei var. luteociliata W.T.Wang; Euphorbia megistopoda Diels; Euphorbia riae Pax & K.Hoffm.; Euphorbia shetoensis Pax & K.Hoffm.; Euphorbia stracheyi var. radiata Hook.f.; Tithymalus himalayensis Klotzsch; Tithymalus riae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Soják; Tithymalus shetoensis (Pax & […]

Euphorbia xylophylloides Brongn. ex Lem., Ill. Hort. 4(Misc.): 72 1857. (Syn: Tirucalia xylophylloides (Brongn. ex Lem.) P.V.Heath);   Images by Gurcharan Singh – validation by N.P.Balkrishnan, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia xylophylloides Brongn. ex Lem. from Panchkula-GS-52 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 4 authors. Euphorbia xylophylloides Brongn. ex Lem. Another species from […]

Euphorbia resinifera O.Berg, Offiz. Gew. 4: 34d verso. 1863. (Syn: Euphorbia resinifera var. chlorosoma Croizat; Tithymalus resinifer (O. Berg) H. Karst. (Unresolved); Tithymalus resiniferus (O.Berg) H.Karst.);   Images by Gurcharan Singh, (For more photos & complete details, click on the link, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia resinifera O. Berg. from Delhi and Panchkula-GS-43 […]

Euphorbia stenoclada Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 672 1887. (Syn: Tirucalia stenoclada (Baill.) P.V.Heath;                        Euphorbia cirsioides Costantin & Gallaud; Euphorbia insulae-europae Pax); Images by (Gurcharan Singh – validation by N.P.Balkrishnan) & (Nidhan Singh – validation by Gurcharan Singh), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia stenoclada Baill. from Panchkula-GS-45 : Attachments (2). 3 posts […]

Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy, Mitt. Geogr. Ges. Wien 1: 169 1857. ;    Images by Surajit Koley – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan (For more photos & complete details, click on the link), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : ID please : Mumbai garden : MN 17: 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors. Kindly […]

Euphorbia tortirama R.A.Dyer, Fl. Pl. South Africa 17: 644 1937.; Images by Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balkrishnan    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia tortirama : BBC Show,Mumbai : 071113 : AK-32 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Sharing pictures of Euphorbia tortirama seen at the BBC Show in Maharashtra Nature Park. Yes, this is […]

Euphorbia officinarum subsp. echinus (Hook.f. & Coss.) Vindt, Euph. Mau. Suppl. 447 1960. (Syn: Euphorbia echinus Hook.f. & Coss.; Euphorbia echinus var. chlorantha Maire; Euphorbia hernandez-pachecoi Caball.; Euphorbia officinarum var. hernandez-pachecoi (Caball.) Oudejans); . Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia echinus : BBC Show,Mumbai : 071113 : AK-34 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Euphorbia […]