Thanks Radha ji for the detailed analysis cum description from various sources. I also observe similar plants in many nearby bungalows in Pune. They must be cultivated ones and should be I. finlaysoniana. Will post the pictures in a separate thread.
Dr Satish Phadke On 11 May 2013 13:03, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks Surajit ji for sharing this plant. > Thanks to Garg ji for resurfacing the post. > Thank you very much Radha for the clarification related to *I. polyantha*and > *I. finlaysoniana*. > > There are interesting posts in group's archive - there have always been > doubts about its ID - ranging from *I. pavetta* to *I. polyantha* to *I > finlaysoniana*. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM, radhaveach <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Surajit, >> >> If you read the descriptions of Ixora polyantha in Cooke's Flora or in >> Talbot's Forest Flora of Bombay Presidency and Sind and compare them to the >> Flora of China description of Ixora finlaysoniana you will have all the >> answers. >> >> The obvious differences which can be seen in a photograph are as follows: >> 1. I. polyantha is a much smaller shrub. >> 2. It thrives in a moist forest environment and not surrounded by >> buildings. >> 3. I. polyantha flower heads are slightly flatter and less rounded. >> 4. In .I polyantha the branches of the cyme are covered in dense white >> hairs. This can be clearly seen when the flowers are in bud. >> 5. The leaves of I polyantha have extremely short petioles and often the >> leaves are sessile. Its leaves also appear more wrinkly than the flat >> leaves of the cultivated plant in your pics. >> 6. In I. polyantha the fruits are bright red and even before they are >> ripe you can see red calyx lobes at the base of the wilting flowers. *This >> is a very noticeable feature. >> * >> Santhosh Kumar has quite recently posted a clear photo of I polyantha >> which should clear your doubts. >> >> As far as I remember I. polyantha is also fragrant. >> >> I apologise if my previous reply cause some frustration. >> >> Requesting experts to add their comments. >> >> regards >> Radha >> >> >> >> On Friday, May 10, 2013 9:59:35 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>> >>> Dear Radha Ji. >>> >>> *Thank you very much.* But, why don't you think it is *Ixora polyantha* ? >>> I have two queries - >>> 1) Is *I. polyantha* fragrant? >>> 2) How do you differentiate the two species? >>> I searched, but - https://groups.google.com/d/** >>> msg/indiantreepix/W-AS4OWhx1U/**OLriIyMe4iYJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/W-AS4OWhx1U/OLriIyMe4iYJ> >>> >>> Toptropical, Dave's, The Plant List conflict with each other. So does >>> FoC or FoP. >>> >>> *Thank you once again.* >>> *Regards,* >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> On Friday, 10 May 2013 15:05:35 UTC+5:30, radhaveach wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't think this is Ixora polyantha. >>>> >>>> Please see this efi post: >>>> https://groups.google.com/**forum/#!searchin/** >>>> indiantreepix/Rubiaceae$**20Week$3A$20Ixora$** >>>> 20finlaysoniana$20Wall.$20ex$**20G.$20Don$20from$20Delhi/** >>>> indiantreepix/p_O-MPwW9O8/**MnVH4bqpQigJ<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Rubiaceae$20Week$3A$20Ixora$20finlaysoniana$20Wall.$20ex$20G.$20Don$20from$20Delhi/indiantreepix/p_O-MPwW9O8/MnVH4bqpQigJ> >>>> >>>> From this it seems that the commonly cultivated Ixora in many gardens >>>> is *Ixora finlaysoniana* Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 572 1834 >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Radha >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:32:14 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> This is a tree with highly scented big flowers. It cannot be *I. >>>>> parviflora* Vahl (*I. pavetta* >>>>> Andr.<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242423581>), >>>>> neither *I. undulata* Roxb. >>>>> Photos were taken on 06-April-2013, in Hooghly. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
