Hello Tabish ji Thank you for the links.Beautiful flowers-tho' i've
yet to see this tree in bloom! Isn't the peculiar trunk a giveaway?I
should have thought it would be so easy to identify! I am quite an
amateur in id-ing i'd like to add.
Regards
Ranjini Kamath
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) leaves are more pointed at the tip. From
> the rounded tips, shining leaves, and the prominent mid-rib, to me it
> looks like Sultan Champa (Calophyllum inophyllum)
> http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=calophyllum+inophyllum
> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sultan%20Champa.html
> - Tabish
>
> On Sep 29, 9:19 pm, Dr Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:54 PM, ranjini kamath <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>> > I have been trying for a long time to get the ID of this tree-the
>> > Lalbagh experts were stumped too when i showed them the
>> > pictures.Because of a sudden downpour i could not take them to the
>> > tree itself.Trees of Delhi has a pic of Salvadora persica with the
>> > same sort of trunk-the leaves do not match tho'.I have been assured
>> > Lalbagh does not have S.persica.Hope indiatreepix can help out! Have
>> > not been able to take pics of flowers or fruits because i have not
>> > seen any, the numerous times i've seen the tree.Pic taken in Lalbagh
>> > Botanical Garden,Bangalore on-24-09-09.
>> > Thank you
>> > Ranjini Kamath
>>
>> > To me atleast the second photo looks like Ficus elastica
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College
>> University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
>> Phone: 011025518297; Mobile: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
> >
>
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