Thank you very much, Satish ji, for sharing this info. Regards. On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:43 AM, satish pardeshi <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello all > > *Cleistanthus* *collinus* (Roxb.) Hook. f.Fl. Brit. India 5:274. 1887 (G. > Bentham & J. D. Hooker, Gen. pl. 3:268. 1880, nom. inval.) > Synonym: *Clutia collina* Roxb. (basionym) > *Family:* *Phyllanthaceae*. Also placed in: *Euphorbiaceae* > *Native: **ASIA-TROPICAL* > *Indian Subcontinent*: *Bangladesh*; *India* - Maharashtra, Andhra > Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal; * > Pakistan*; *Sri Lanka* > ref: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10822#syn > > I had seen *exclusive* forest of Cleistanthus collinus in Nagpur, Wardha, > Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gondiya. Cleistanthus collinus is known for its > ability to not allow other plants to grow under its canopy(see pic). The > fruits are poisinous. > > > regards > Satish Pardeshi > Consultant Taxonomist > CDAC, Pune > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

