I also feel that it is Arelia, not Schefflera. Promila On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 1:38 AM, NickPGP <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am 100% sure it is a Schefflera Pankaj. I have seen a virtually > identical species in Vietnam and a very similar species (in leaf) in China, > for example. Google Schefflera delavayi to see a similar leaf shape. > > We found 4 species of Schefflera in Manipur, one of them being S. > rhododendrifolia, but the others remain a mystery. > > It is definitely *not *an Aralia sp., many species of which I have grown > and many more I've seen wild. A very different leaf morphology. > > Are there no species lists for certain Indian States? I see Flora of > Manipur online has been started, but has a long way to go... According to > that, these Schefflera are not endemic to Manipur alone, so should be known > from other States. > > PS I'm not sure why, but I cannot see the image I posted originally above > any more. > > Regards > Nick > > > On Monday, 14 January 2013 03:01:11 UTC, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> This is Araliaceae but not Schefflera. This could be an Aralia sp. >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Monday, 14 January 2013 04:15:00 UTC+8, NickPGP wrote: >>> >>> This was a Schefflera sp. between Imphal and Ukhrul. Any ideas, or >>> perhaps a list of species native to Manipur? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Nick >>> >>> >>> -- > > > > --
