Thanks Rawat ji This is a very nice and clear key. As far as thornyness of the F.leucopyrus is concerned I believe that these are the sharp ends of the branchlets and not modified stipules or scales similar to what Rawat ji has mentioned. So these are not true thorns.
Dr Satish Phadke On 20 May 2013 11:03, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Duthie in his document Flora of Upper Gangetic Plains has also mentioned > these two species and differentiate them as- > Unarmed; leaves 1-3 inches > long...................................................................... > *F. microcarpa* > Spinous; leaves rarely exceeding 1 inch long > ....................................................*F.leucopyrus* > He has mentioned its (F.microcarpa) distribution in Bengal also. > Spines in F.leucopyrus are not distributed all along the branch but > slender angular branchlets ends in a sharp spine. > Both of these species are mentioned growing in Kumaon but I have seen only > F.microcarpa which is a small shrubby plant and resemble closely to your > plant. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > On Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:45:41 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >> >> I think this is a shrub. But as i said earlier that villagers often cut >> or prune weeds, making it difficult to ascertain the status of a particular >> plant. >> >> According to FoC it maybe *Flueggea virosa* (Roxburgh ex Willdenow) >> Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 152. 1845. >> According to The Plant List and FoP it might be *Flueggea virosa* subsp. >> *virosa*. >> Found no Bengali name. >> Fruits are soft and juicy. >> >> Thank you, >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> -- > 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.
