I agree with Ken, this is S. macrophylla. Flowers here: http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2824814010035088639HEFibN
-bs On Jan 6, 2009, at 9:50 AM, satish phadke wrote: > Hi Dinesh > This is my perception about Sweitenia mahogani. > Its a tall tree...18-22m. > Bark rugose grey black. > Leaves paripinnate, Leaflets 2-4 pairs, 3-5cm long, opposite, base > very oblique.(I know you do understand botanical meaning of oblique > leaf).The upper surface of the leaves is dark blackish green while > the under surface is paler. > Flowers greenish yellow,in axillary pendulous pannicles. > These features are seen in my attached pictures. Of course the full > size view of my tree is not very pleasing and sorry I don't have the > picture of the bark. > The leaf pattern in few of your pictures was that of Syzigium(No > oblique leaves) > As regards S. macrophylla.......... I have seen only once and not > from close but as the name suggests its leaflets are quite larger > 6-12*4-5cm.Rest of the features are similar and probably the base of > the leaflets not that oblique. > Please correct me if any information is wrong. > Satish > 2009/1/5 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Hello friends, > > I am almost sure that this tree is Swietenia mahagoni. > Yet, please validate ... not sure how I can rule out S. macrophylla. > > Attached 3 photos, just in case you would like some more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=91314...@n00&q=Swieteniamahagoni&m=tags > > Regards. > > > > > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > <Swetenia Mahogany 5.jpg><Swetenia Mahogany 6.jpg><Swetenia Mahogany > 7.jpg><Swetenia Mahogany 4.jpg> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
