5(i4 CXT, EUPHOEBIAOE^. 



of E. Ugularia in 1. 1972. Rumphius (Herb. Amboin. v. 4 [1750] p. 91, t. 40) has, under 

 the name Ligularia lacfea, a drawing of the entire plant clearly showing its peculiar 

 character. Roxburgh (Fl. Ind. 1. c.) cautions botanists against the error of assuming 

 the identity of A"'. neriifoUa, Linn., with E. liguluria, Roxb., and moreover states that 

 he has had both plants growing for 14 years in the botanic garden at Calcutta. 

 E. Kivulin, Eucli.-Ham., is clearly E. ncriifolia, Liiui., with round stems. There is an 

 excellent drawing of this plant, under Hamilton's name, in Herb. Kew., presented by 

 Mr. Duthie, which exactly agrees with Roxburgh's drawing of E. ncriifolia. 



4. Euphorbia neriifolia, Lmn. iSji. PI. (1753) p. 451. A large 

 glabrotas fleshy erect shrub or small tree reaching 20 ft. or more high ; 

 branches round, somewhat verticillate, with pairs of sharp stipular 

 spines arising from low conical truncate distant spirally arranged 

 tubercles. Leaves towards the ends of the branches, fleshy, alternate, 

 4-8 by lj-2| in., obovate or obovate-oblong, rounded at the apex, 

 smooth, glabrous, tapering towards the base, sessile or nearly so, deci- 

 dtious ; midrib conspicuotts beneath, the other nerves obscure. In- 

 volucres hemis[theric, 3-nate, forming small shortly pedunculate solitary 

 or twin cymes from above the leaf-scars on the tubercles, the central 

 flower of each cyme male, sessile, appearing first, the 2 lateral flowers 

 2-sexual, pedicellate ; lobes of involucres large, erect, fimbriate ; glands 

 transversely oblong ; bracteoles numerous, fimbriate. Stamens 40 in 5 

 bundles {Dahcll 4' Gibson). Capsules | in. broad ; styles connate to 

 the middle, undivided. Seeds smooth. Eujihorbia Nivulia, Buch.-IIam. 

 in Trans. Linn. Soc. v. 14 (1825) p. 286; Wight, Icon. t. 1862; Dal/.. 

 & Gibs. p. 225 ; Hook. f. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 255 ; Bedd. For. Man. in 

 Flor. Sylvat. ]>. ccxvi ; Tall). Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 297 ; Woodr. in 

 Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (189!)) p. 369 ; Prain, Beng. PL p. 922 ; Watt, 

 Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 3, p. 298. — Flowers : March. Vern. Nurang. 



Gujarat: common, Dalzell ^' Gibson; dry rocky hills, Talbot. Sind : common, 

 Dalzell ^- Gibson, Talhot. — Distrib. India (N.W. Himalaya. Pegu, Birma, W. Penin- 

 sula), oiten planted for hedges. 



5. Euphorbia dracunculoides, Laml-. Encyc. Method. \. 2 (1786) 

 p. 428. An annual dichotomously much-branched herb l-lg ft. high ; 

 stems many from the root, erect, leafy. Leaves of the stem sessile, 

 1^-2| by g-5 in., linear or linear-lanceolate, subacute, base acute (rarely 

 rounded); floral leaves broader at the base and shorter. Involucres 

 broadly campanulate, subsessile, solitary, J^ in. across at the mouth, 

 glabrous otitside, pubescent inside : lobes short, ovate, ciliolate ; glands 

 semilunate, horned; filaments pubescent. Capsules g-^ in. in diam. ; 

 styles TfV in. long, free to the base, shortly 2-fid at the apex. Seeds 

 g in. long, ellipsoid, rounded at the base, grooved down one side, veith 

 an arillodo at the oblicpie depressed apex ; testa whitish, leprous, rugose 

 or tubercnlate. Fl. B. 1, v. 5, p. 262; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 12 (1899) p. 369; Prain, Beng. PI. p. 922; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod, 

 v. 3, p. 295. — J'^lowers : Aug. 



Deccan: Sliolapuj', IVoodrowl; Mawal (ahika (Poona districts), Ka»it/,(ir '. 

 S.M. Country: Badami, 6'w/.c ! SiNn : Bhola Purati \ — Disthiu. 'i'hroiigiiout India 

 in the plains and low iiills; Arabia, Tropical Africa. 



<■). Euphorbia Rothiana, Sitrcn;/. ,Si/st. v. 3 (1826) p. 796. 

 Anniiiil or pereiniial, erect, glaucous, 1-2 ft. high, abounding with 

 milky juice; stem glabrous, cylindric, often tinged with red, densely 



