Euphorbia antiquorum L., Sp. Pl. 450 1753. (Syn: Euphorbia antiquorum var. polygona Wight; Euphorbia arborescens Roxb.; Tithymalus antiquorus (L.) Moench); . commonly known as: square milk hedge, square spurge • Hindi: tidhara-sehud, त्रिधार tridhara • Kannada: bontekalli, darekalli, jadekalli, mundukalli • Malayalam: caturakkalli, chatirakkalli • Marathi: थुवर thuvar, तिधारी थोर tidhari thor, तिधारी निवडुंग tidhari nivadunga • Sanskrit: स्नुह् snuhu, वज्रकाण्टक vajrakantaka • Tamil: சதுரக்கள்ளி chaturakalli, கள்ளி kalli, கண்டீரவம் kantiravam, kodiravam, tiruvargalli • Telugu: బొమ్మజెముడు bommajemudu, బొంతజెముడు bontha jemudu, bontha kalli, pedda jemudu ; . Here’s a description from Dr. Almeida’s flora …” Involucres 3-nate, forming small pedunculate cymes, the central flower sessile, female , the two lateral on long stout pedicels; bracteoles numerous, laciniate; glands 5,large, broader than long. Stamens numerous. Capsules nearly1 cm in diameter; cocci compressed, glabrous; style 2 -fid. ” Flowers- Feb to May. . Succulent shrub, often planted in gardens and rockeries. . The woody spiny species of Euphorbia can be separated as under: Stem rounded, not angled or winged:…. E. nivulia Stem angled or winged Angles not produced into wing, spirally arranged:……. E. neriifolia Angles produced into wings Wings 3-4 wings running straight, sinuate, regularly dentate,……E. antiquorum wings running spirally, ………E. tortilis Wings 5-6, undulate………..E. royleana .
Name: Euphorbia antiquorum L. – Yes .., you are right – Here’s a description from Dr. Almeida’s flora …” Involucres 3-nate, forming small pedunculate cymes, the central flower sessile, female , the two lateral on long stout pedicels; bracteoles numerous, laciniate; glands 5,large, broader than long. Stamens numerous. Capsules nearly1 cm in diameter; cocci compressed, glabrous; style 2 -fid. ” Flowers- Feb to May. – There is some confusion. In Euphorbia cyathium has numerous male flowers, each with one stamen. So statement about numerous stamens is wrong. – Yes sir, but here is assumed that we know the cyathium has numerous male flowers which are nothing but stamens and so numerous stamens ! – But to say numerous stamens would be wrong. We can say numerous male flowers. (or we can simply omit; all species of Euphorbia have numerous male flowers in each cyathium). We can’t be technically wrong.
Euphorbia antiquorum from Delhi and Panchkula: Our recent visit to Cactus Garden Panchkula further clarified the identity of Succulent shrub or tree like Euphorbias. I realised that in my earlier post in November 2010, I had mixed up photographs of two different species: E. antiquorum and E. trigona. efi thread I am uploading them now separately.
Euphorbia for ID : 200611 : AK-1: Taken in the Cacti Garden, Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad on the 23rd of Nov, 2008. Yes Euphorbia antiquorum Really nice specimen with flowers
Euphorbia for ID : 260611 : AK-1: . english names please: I am working on a document which contains the invasive species of plants in and around forests and villages of Karnataka. I have the local kannada names, but I need the english equivalents to them. Could someone please help?? The names are Kalli, Gandhi mullu, chagate/ chogate, Puliguthi. Please do let me know as soon as possible. Thanks in advance ! ………………….. The name ‘kalli’ (in Tamil) is generally applied to any cactus/succulent plant, including mostly all Opuntias and almost all Euphorbias. Sorry I do not have the photos to upload for better confirmation. Just one query… do people use Euphorbia for fencing purposes? If yes, then thats the name I require. Any idea about the other names – puliguthi especially, because its the first time im hearing this name. I have got the other names, thanks to all of you. I have seen live fences of Euphorbia antiquorum in Tamil Nadu. Kannada names for this species can be found at. Of course, there are various other species that are planted along fences, too…such as E. tirucalli, Cereus peruvianus etc. But the name ‘kalli’ கள்ளி generally refers to E. antiquorum. It is (the latex) known for its abuse as female infanticide, in the past, in some parts of TN. I have no idea about the name ‘puliguthi’. … (marked a Bcc to him) may be of help to you. And, you may try to describe the plant by mentioning some of its special feature/use etc.
Euphorbia in bloom, ID requested: I hope Euphorbia antiquorum Closely similar to Euphorbia trigona in which segments longer and angles running straight. Here are my uploads on two
Hooghly Today : Euphorbia antiquorum Linnaeus:
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia antiquorum from Delhi and Panchkula-GS-18 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. Here are photographs of E. antiquorum have 3-4 winged stems, with wings running almost straight but constricted into segments; ridges of wings somewhat dentate, spines in pairs, up to 6 mm long; leaves 2-5 cm long, obovate, orbicular to obovate-oblong, early caducous. Related species E. lactea has stems with white band on the faces between the wings. Yes Sir.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : 03112013 ARK-05 : Euphorbia antiquorum from Sagar Upvan, Mumbai – March 2013 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors. Attached are pictures of Euphorbia antiquorum from Sagar Upvan, Mumbai in February 2013. Good photographs.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : For ID : Sri Lanka : 071113 : AK-28 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Another seen in Sri Lanka in a hotel garden. Id please. This appears to be Euphorbia antiquorum L. But I am not sure. More complete picture of the tree with leaves and inflorescence would help in identification. . Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia antiquorum : Ramoji Film City,Hyderabad : 061113 : AK-7 : Attachments (2). 14 posts by 6 authors. Nice pictures …, How to differentiate this E. antiquorum from that of E. trigona? E. trigona differs from E. antiquorum in more greener stems, straighter wings and smaller leaves, 5-6 mm long, which persist for longer time and more uniformly distributed on wings; efi thread Key has been updated on the website Yes, the photos agree with Euphorbia antiquorum L., except that the fruits shown here appears to be purplish (if the photo depicts the correct colour), whereas usually in E. antiquorum the fruits are yellowish to yellowish orange. Please check Pictures were taken during evening, nearing sunset. Colours should not be much different than the real ones.
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight : Euphorbia antiquorum : For ID Confirmation : Mumbai : 131113 : AK-83 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Euphorbia antiquorum seen at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. Kindly validate. Okay, good shots.
Megamalai :: Euphorbia antiquorum L. :: Euphorbiaceae : Attachments (5). 2 posts by 2 authors. Name: Euphorbia antiquorum L. Tamil Name: Sadurakkalli Place: Theni dt., TN Alt.: 480 m asl Habitat: scrub and rocky Date: 28 Sep 2013 Correct me if my ID is wrong. Beautiful.
Hooghly-skMAY09/10 Euphorbia antiquorum L. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
TSP-DEC2015-51-224:Images of Euphorbia antiquorum (Euphorbiaceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) It is my pleasure to share few images of Euphorbia antiquorum (Euphorbiaceae) Habit: Succulent, laticiferous, cladodous shrub. Habitat: Scrub forests. Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 17-12-2014 Nice.
Euphorbia for id : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) These are two images of Euphorbia taken at Anaikatti (near coimbatore) and Kanyakumari. Request id at the species level if possible. It is a mixture. The first photo is of a Cactus and the second we have to see. Thank you. the first one which you have said is from Cacataceae, is a tall, columnar one with branches. It was more than 10 ft tall and so I thought it could be an Euphorbia sp. I guess that white patch (areoles?) from where spines start was somehow missed by me, which should have told me it is a cactus. Euphorbia species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) E. antjquorum This looks like Euphorbia antiquorum L. The only difference from that species is that the cyathia are solitary, whereas in E. antiquorum the cyathia are usually in triads. There will be a primary peduncle with three peduncled cyathia at the apex. Please check whether there are such triiad cyathia in the population at Anaikatty. Further check how many angles are there for each branch. A photograph of the whole plant would help in correct identification. Thank you so very much for the identification. I shall pull out the image of the entire plant and post it in a day or two. Here is another shot of the E antiquorum and a rather poor image of the entire tree. I was so taken up by the snails that i did not realise that the plant was not so well in focus. One part of the plant was rather old and the flowers were on the younger and newer branches. Taken in 2009 and so my memory could well be failing me in the accuracy of the description. Location- Kanyakumari, close to a beach on the eastern side. Attachments (2) Here is one that I know for sure is the whole plant of E antiquorum Attachments (1)
Attaching two images of a cactus (Euphorbia sp) with flowers. Can it be Euphorbia grandialata ? I think it is Euphorbia lacei (Syn. Euphorbia trigona) only which is common in our area This is not E. grandialata. It could not be confirmed. With its trigonous stems, it looks like E. antiquorum, if it is indigenous to India. Thank you …, There is only minor difference between E.antiquorum and E.lacei, only on closer observation. Both species are common in our area.
Euphorbia antiquorum from Delhi – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Help identify this Euphorbia : 8 posts by 4 authors. 4 images. Pl. check comparative images at /species/a—l/e/euphorbiaceae/euphorbia Appears a close match for E. antiquorum except for flower colour. Let me know the id Can it be Euphorbia lactea ? Small segments hint at that. At least one source …Dave’s garden has a picture with yellow flowers. No white bands on stem. So not a lactea for sure I also feel closer to Euphorbia antiquorum as per keys and details herein. This is Euphorbia antiquorum L. . Euphorbia Species for ID : Mumbai : 25MAR21 : AK-08: 5 images. Euphorbia plant seen in a garden in Mumbai. Pl. check comparative images at Euphorbia Could be Euphorbia triangularis. I think looks different from euphorbia triangularis as per SANBI. .
Euphorbia caducifolia Haines Was it wild ? where? If so (wild), it may be https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/euphorbia-antiquorum/ (as per keys herein) Looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/euphorbia-caducifolia/ .
Euphorbia caducifolia Haines ! Was it wild ? where? If so (wild), it may be https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/euphorbia-antiquorum/ (as per keys herein) Looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/euphorbia-caducifolia/ Yes wild . Regarding the species identification 250223PKD1: 1 high res. image. Was it wild ? where? . Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia antiquorum L.: . 612 ID wild Euphorbiaceae: 11 high res. images. Please ID wild plant, Location: Checkanurani Madurai Tamilnadu INDIA Altitude: 190fsl Flower date: 28AUG2024, 05.10pm Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy shrub land Plant habit: big cactus, erect triangular twin spined arms, hard woody cylindrical spined stem 20 inches base circumference, rough silvery cracked bark, latex Height: 03 meters Leaves: no leaves Flower: spike buds, 05 tepals, diameter:04mm, yellow, non fragrant Fruit: Seed: Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10 … identified my plant as Euphorbia antiquarum. Euphorbia tortilis Rottler ex Ainslie ?? Arms are spirally, but flowers are mismatched? Please check collage, right is E. tortilis at efloraofindia archive. Yes, appears close as per . References: The Plant List GRIN Flora of China Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India MPBd Malayan Splurge / Euphorbia antiquorum: Philippine Medicinal Herbs / StuartXchange Spurge – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Euphorbia antiquorum article http://www.indian-herbs-exporters.com/_euphorbia_antiquorum.html |
Euphorbia antiquorum
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