A reply from Tapas Chakraborty ji, an expert on Euphorbiaceae: "Trevia nudiflora"
On 22 April 2013 13:48, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > *Female flowers of Trewia nudiflora*...Euphorbiaceae, you can look > around for male flowers, borne on dense pendulous racemes... > -- > Regards, > Dr. Nidhan Singh > > There is some confusion about the Trewia spp. > > > T. nudiflora Linn. has female flowers solitary or 2-3 together on long > peduncles. The fruit are up to 4cm in diameter. The leaves tend to be > longer than broad. > > *Trewia polycarpa Benth. has numerous female flowers in short racemes > with fruit usually 1cm or less. The leaves are often as broad as long. Male > flowers of both spp look the same. > > *I haven't seen T nudiflora Linn at SGNP, but it is common in some other > areas and quite distinctive. The common name Petari has been used for both > species. > > regards > Radha > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: renee vyas Vyas <[email protected]> > Date: 9 April 2013 16:08 > Subject: [efloraofindia:151535] ID of the tree : 09042913 : RV 2 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > > Today we chanced upon this tree in SGNP (Borivali National Park), Mumbai, > about 30 ft tall, near water body, flowering profusely.........is this > Trewia nudiflora (Petari) with female flowers? > > Regards, > > Renee > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2085 members & > 1,50,000 messages on 31/3/13) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 8000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2085 members & 1,50,000 messages on 31/3/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
