Dear Satish Sir, Have you ever seen what happens to a tree or a shrub when its main trunk is cut at the very base?
Regards, surajit On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Attaching few my pictures of *Securinega leucopyrus* in flowering. > My analysis: A Shrub generally doesn't have a single trunk. Classic case > here. I have seen most of theses plants like this These branch like things > arising from main stem/trunk/trunks are long often drooping. They produce > *small *branches so probably called as branchlets in the said book. They > have few leaves and never long what you are asking for..... Why the tips > are thorny??? I can't answer that. Protection mechanism ...may be. Anyway > the artist who has made this illustration seems to be good one preparing it > so perfect. > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 20 May 2013 18:22, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Congratulations Satish Sir, long ago i have >> admitted<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/96UvTLMoWjg/dtBAp5_uCk4J>your >> power of observations. >> >> But, why should the branchlets always be lengthy? Shouldn't there be some >> short branchlets. just as have been illustrated in the bottom left of the >> plate in >> http://plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=150671? >> >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> >> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 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.
