Category: Euphorbia

Euphorbia luteoviridis D.G.Long, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 44: 163 1986. ;   Images by D.S.Rawat – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)     EUPHORBIACEAE FORTNIGHT: Euphorbia-2 for ID from Uttarakhand_DSR_28 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors. This strictly wild Euphorbia was shot near Munsyari at the altitude of 2800m. It resemble […]

Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss., Prodr. 15(2): 87 1862. (syn: Euphorbia similis A.Berger); Angola; Botswana; Caprivi Strip; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zambia; Zimbabwe as per Catalogue of Life;       Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia ingens : For ID Confirmation : Nairobi,Kenya : 071113 : AK-35 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. […]

Euphorbia myrsinites L., Sp. Pl. 461 1753. (syn: Endoisila myrsinites (L.) Raf.; Euphorbion myrsinitum (L.) St.-Lag.; Galarhoeus myrsinites (L.) Haw.; Murtekias myrsinites (L.) Raf.; Tithymalus myrsinites (L.) Hill); . Images by Gurcharan Singh, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)   Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia myrsinites from California-GS-35 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Euphorbia myrsinites from […]

Euphorbia polygona Haw., Misc. Nat. 184 1803. ; Images by Aarti Khale – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 061113 : AK-6 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai. Id please This seems to be Euphorbia polygona Haw. Please see efloraofindia […]

Euphorbia palustris L., Sp. Pl. 462 1753. (Syn: Euphorbia brachiata Jan [Invalid]; Euphorbia palustris var. angustifolia Pers.; Euphorbia sauliana Boreau ex Boiss.; Galarhoeus nudus (Velen.) Prokh.; Galarhoeus palustris (L.) Haw.; Tithymalus fruticosus Gilib. [Invalid]; Tithymalus nudus (Velen.) Prokh.; Tithymalus palustris (L.) Garsault [Invalid]);   Images by Alka Khare    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : 05112013 ARK-17 : […]

Euphorbia cotinifolia subsp. cotinoides (Miq.) Christenh., Harvard Pap. Bot. 7: 3 (2002). (Syn: Euphorbia cotinoides Miq., Linnaea 21: 473 (1848). ; Alectoroctonum cotinoides (Miq.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 248 (1859). ; Alectoroctonum scotanum Schltdl., Linnaea 19: 252 (1846). ; Alectoroctonum yavalquahuitl Schltdl., Linnaea 19: 252 (1846). ; Euphorbia scotanum Schltdl., […]

Euphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br., Fl. Cap. 5(2): 314 1915. ;  Images by Gurcharan Singh & (Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balkrishnan), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia flanagani N. E. Br. from California-GS-27 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Euphorbia flanagani N. E. Br, […]

Euphorbia × martinii Rouy, Ill. Pl. Eur. 13: 107 1900. (Syn: Euphorbia × cornubiensis Radcl.-Sm.; Euphorbia × malahidensis Radcl.-Sm. [Illegitimate]);   Images by Gurcharan Singh, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia x martinii Rouy ‘Ascot Rainbow’ from California-GS-13 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Euphorbia x martinii Rouy ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Cultivar of another hybrid […]

Euphorbia × lomi Rauh, Kakteen And. Sukk. 30: 257 1979. ; Images by Gurcharan SIngh, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia × lomi Rauh from California-GS-11 : Attachments (2).  1 post by 1 author. Euphorbia × lomi Rauh  This nothospecies was described in 1979 and is a hybrid between E. lophogona and milii. This Giant Crown of Thorns […]

Euphorbia characias L., Sp. Pl. 463 1753. (Syn: Esula characias (L.) Haw.; Tithymalus characias (L.) Hill;             Characias purpurea Gray;  Euphorbia characias var. eriocarpa (Bertol.) Nyman;  Euphorbia characias var. lusitanica O.Bolòs; Euphorbia characias var. veneta (Willd.) Fiori; Euphorbia characias subsp. veneta (Willd.) Litard.; Euphorbia cretica Mill.; Euphorbia cuatrecasasii Pau; Euphorbia eriocarpa Bertol.; Euphorbia rubens Chaix; Euphorbia veneta […]

Euphorbia hypericifolia (syn. Chamaesyce hypericifolia) ?; . Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (accepted name) ?? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing some pictures I guess is Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (accepted name) shot at Chitwan National Park, Nepal on 13 January 2013 at 600 ft. efi page on Euphorbia hypericifolia I think this is Euphorbia indica Lam. as per images […]

Euphorbia cristata B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 226 1821. (syn: Chamaesyce cristata (B.Heyne ex Roth) G.L.Webster; Chamaesyce fimbriata subsp. burmanica (Panigrahi) K.S.Rao & M.N.V.Prasad; Chamaesyce laciniata subsp. burmanica (Panigrahi) V.S.Raju & P.N.Rao; Euphorbia laciniata subsp. burmanica Panigrahi; Lophobios cristata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Raf.); . Indian subcontinent to Thailand: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Euphorbia cristata […]

Euphorbia bisellenbeckii Bruyns, Taxon 55: 412 2006. (Syn: Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E.Br.; Monadenium ellenbeckii f. caulopodium P.R.O.Bally; Monadenium zavattarii Chiov.); Image by Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan    Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 180513 : AK-2 :  Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. An ornamental, potted plant seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai […]

Euphorbia cylindrifolia Marn.-Lap. & Rauh, Kakteen And. Sukk. 12: 69 1961. ; Images by (Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan) & (Promila Chaturvedi – Id by Dan Rhoads & Linda Gleisser)    South-west Madagascar: Fort-Dauphin area. This species is common in some areas. South-western dry forests and bush  (From  IUCN Red List (EN) )        Euphorbia For ID […]

Euphorbia horrida Boiss., Cent. Euphorb. 27 1860. (Syn: Euphorbia horrida var. major A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane; Euphorbia horrida var. noorsveldensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane; Euphorbia horrida var. striata A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane);   Image by Aarti Khale – Id by Linda Gleisser & Dr.Sangwan Euphorbia horrida (African milk barrel) is a species of flowering plant […]

Euphorbia meloformis Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 135 1789. (syn: Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa (N.E.Br.) Marx; Euphorbia meloformis f. magna R.A.Dyer ex Marx; Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley; Euphorbia meloniformis Lem.; Euphorbia pomiformis Thunb.; Euphorbia pyriformis N.E.Br.; Euphorbia valida N.E.Br.); . Cape Prov. as per POWO; . Cactus For ID : MNP,Mumbai : 010513 : AK-3 : Attachments (2).  7 posts by 2 authors. […]

Euphorbia ritchiei (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns, Taxon 55: 415 2006. (syn: Monadenium ritchiei P.R.O.Bally); Image by Aarti Khale – Id by P.S.Sangwan & John      Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 030313 : AK-3: Another ornamental cactus or succulent seen at the flower show in Mumbai in Feb, 2011. Pink flowers seen, no spines. Monadenium sps.May […]

Euphorbia heyneana Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 791 1826. (Syn: Chamaesyce heyneana (Spreng.) Soják; Euphorbia microphylla B.Heyne ex Roth [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia bombaiensis Santapau; Euphorbia dissimilis Cordem.; Euphorbia dissimilis Cordem.; Euphorbia orbiculata Miq. [Illegitimate]; Euphorbia serpens var. indica Engelm. ex Boiss.; Euphorbia wallichiana Boiss. [Illegitimate]); . As per efi thread: Three prostrate species are rather close. I […]

Euphorbia larica Boiss., Cent. Euphorb. 24 1860. (Syn: Tirucalia larica (Boiss.) P.V.Heath); Images by Aarti Khale    Euphorbia larica : 310112 : Oman : AK: Sharing a picture Euphorbia larica from Muscat, Oman growing wild. A very common plant. Picture taken on the 30/12/11. Identified from the book ‘Wild Plants of Oman’ by Helen Pickering […]

Euphorbia pycnostegia Boiss., Cent. Euphorb. 9 1860. (Syn: Chamaesyce pycnostegia (Boiss.) Soják; Chamaesyce zornioides (Boiss.) Soják; Euphorbia pycnostegia var. zornioides (Boiss.) Santapau; Euphorbia zornioides Boiss.);   Images by (Prashant Awale – Id by N.P.Balakrishnan) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    Plant for ID : 30/11/2011 SMP2 Purandar […]