Yes the book says same what I believe about thorns.."They may be called spinous tipped branchlets " On May 20, 2013 12:31 PM, "surajitkoley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sir, > > Thank you very much. > > As for shrub or not, Bengal Plants informs *Flueggea microcarpa* Bl. is > a deciduous large shrub or tree weed. > > As for thorns in *F. leucopyrus* you can check Flora Indica - > http://ia600607.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967882&itemPath=%2F18%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967882&server=ia600607.us.archive.org&page=n663_w292 > > Regards, > surajit > > > On Monday, 20 May 2013 11:03:59 UTC+5:30, D.S Rawat 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.
