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110 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF KASHMIR [Plate 51
Euphorbia hypericifolia, Linn. Collett, fig. 145.
(Hijpericifolia means having leaves like a Hypericum,
St. John's Wort.)
A hairless or slightly hairy annual herb. Stems 6-16 in.
high, erect or decumbent. Leaves opposite short-stalked,
oblong, i-1 by J-J in., blunt at the tip, rounded or heart-shaped
at the base, margins toothed except near the base. Involucres
very small, forming terminal or axillary cymes, often with
2 floral leaves at their base ;
teeth 4 ; glands green, bordered
by a white or pale pink rounded limb. Styles very short.
Capsules hairy. Seeds smooth.
Flowers. April to September.
Locality. In the hotter regions up to 4,000 ft.
Distribution. All tropical regions except Australia and the
Pacific Islands.
Euphorbia thymifolia, Burm.
Thyme-leafed Spurge.
A hairy, much-branched annual herb. Stems 4-12 in. long,
spreading flat on the ground. Leaves opposite, oblong, blunt,
} in. long, teeth sharp or rounded. Involucres very small,
axillary ;
teeth 4 ; glands green, narrowly bordered with a
white, rounded limb. Styles short. Capsule hairy. Seeds
wrinkled.
Flowers. April to September.
Locality. Up to 5,500 ft.
Distribution. All hot countries except Australia.
Euphorbia Emodi, Hook. f.
An annual, usually hairy herb. Stems 4-10 in. high,
straggling from the base, ascending or decumbent, often purple.
Leaves opposite, nearly stalkless, oblong, blunt, very unequal
at the base, margins toothed, i-f in. long. Involucres very
small, axillary, 4-toothed ; glands purple, conspicuously
bordered with a broad white or pink, rounded limb. Styles
long. Capsule hairless. Seeds rough with small points.
Flowers. April to September.
Locality. Iskardo, 6,000-7,000 ft.
Distribution.
W. Himalaya, W. Asia.