Euphorbia susan-holmesiae Binojk. & Gopalan, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 277 1993. ; S. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP;
Euphorbiaceae Fortnight :: for ID :: MK001 : Attachments (6). 5 posts by 3 authors. Please help me in identifying this shrub found in drier parts of Nilgiris. The height of plant was about 4 metre tall. Is this Euphorbia antiquorum? Date: February 2010 Location: Nilgiris eastern slope, TN Alt.: 250 m asl Habitat: Dry scrub I still think that this is Euphorbia susan-holmesiae Binojk. & Gopalan. Thanks for the lead …, this is getting interest.
Photographer: Dr. V. Sampath Kumar Location: Nilgiri Mountains, Tamil Nadu, India. Habit: Shrubs or trees, up to 3 m high. Habitat: Scarce in scrub jungles and semievergreen forests, often on shallow soil over rocks, associated with E. antiquorum and E. tortilis between 250 – 1100 m altitudes (Flora of India, Volume 23, p. 326. 2012). Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lanka. The Catalogue of Life has this as Euphorbia susannae as does The Plant List. the plant list (which i have not given up on, yet) lists it this: copy pasting their entry: Euphorbia susan-holmesiae Binojk. & Gopalan is an accepted name. This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Euphorbia (family Euphorbiaceae). The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 82405) with original publication details: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 65: 277 1993. Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:975455-1.end of copy pasting url for this info: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-82405 References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver. 1.1 WCSP India Biodiversity Portal Dave’s Garden |
Euphorbia susan-holmesiae
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