Come on Surajit Why are you asking such questions? Let nature take its own course when some external forces are applied. We are interested here in something else..............
Dr Satish Phadke On 20 May 2013 19:13, surajit koley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
