@Article{taiwania202671167,
AUTHOR = {Naidu Sarojinidevi, Kusom Raja Kullayiswamy},
TITLE = {<i>Euphorbia ellipticaulis</i> (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India},
JOURNAL = {Taiwania},
VOLUME = {71},
YEAR = {2026},
ISSUE = {1},
PAGES = {67-72},
URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2147},
ABSTRACT = {<i>Euphorbia ellipticaulis</i> sp. nov., a succulent shrub of subgenus <i>Euphorbia</i>, is newly described from Andhra Pradesh, India. It resembles <i>E. antiquorum</i> but differs in involucral bracts broadly oblong, ciliate at apex (versus broadly triangular, laciniate at apex in <i>E. antiquorum</i>); staminate flower bracteole filiform, bifid at apex (versus setaceous, deeply laciniate at apex); styles free from the base (versus styles connate up to middle). The new taxon also is close to <i>Euphorbia tortilis</i> in a few morphological features but differs in the rarely twisted nature of a few mature branches (versus twisting), ellipsoid internodes (versus oblong) and transversely elliptic-oblong involucral glands (versus transversely oblong in <i>E. tortilis</i>). A comprehensive taxonomic description, along with illustrations and a comparative analysis with closely related species, is provided to highlight its distinct characteristics.},
DOI = {10.6165/tai.2026.71.67}
}