Thanks very much Garg ji for updating this thread. Thank you very much Tapas ji for the key to the 4 varieties of *Trevia nudiflora*.
Yes, the plant posted by Pravin ji, is beyond any doubt, *T. polycarpa* (*T. nudiflora* var. *polycarpa*). Fruits about 1.5 cm in clusters. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]>wrote: > *Trevia nudiflora* L., Sp. Pl. 1193. 1753; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. > 15(2): 953. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 423. 1887. *Mallotus > nudiflorus* (L.) Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 124. 2007 > > Asm.: *Bhel-kol, Kenlo, Pithakuma-kendlow*; Beng.: *Paringambhar, Pitali* > ; Garo: *Arurong, Boinokhap, Bol-diktak*, *Joingheia*; Hindi: *Bhillaru, > Gambhar, Pindara, Tumri*; Kan.: *Kaadukayi, Katkumbala*; Kh.: > *Dieng-soh-lyndot*; Lep.: *Thungplam*; Mal.: *Kattu-kumi, Mala-kumi, > Pambara-kumbil*; Mar.: *Petari*; Nep.: *Aule-kapase, Belar, Gamari, > Garum, Kurong, Pitali, Ramrita*; Or.: *Monda, Pithaliya-panijambhar*; Tam.: > *Annathuvarei, Attarasu, Attu-puvarasu, Raypkunul*; Tel.: *Eruponaku; *Urdu: > *Mondu.* > > Trees, dioecious, deciduous, 7 - 20 m tall. Leaves opposite, broadly > ovate to deltoid, truncate or cordate at base, entire or dentate along > margins, acuminate to cuspidate at apex, 6 - 20 x 3 - 15 cm, chartaceous, > glabrous above, velutinous beneath; basal nerves 3; lateral nerves 3 - 6 > pairs; petioles of each node unequal, 3 - 10 cm long; stipules linear, 2 – > 4 x 1 – 2 mm, caducous. Inflorescences precocious. Male flowers:greenish, > in 2 or 3-flowered clusters on axillary or terminal lax pendulous > 8 - 16 cm long racemes; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ca 3 mm across; pedicels 3 > - 5 mm long; sepals 3 or 4, ovate, concave, 3.5 - 6 x 2 - 4 mm; stamens 20 > - 25; filaments free, 1.5 - 2.5 mm long; anthers oblong, 1 - 1.5 x 0.5 - > 0.7 mm. Female flowers: axillary, solitary or in 5 - 15 cm long stout > racemes; pedicels 5 - 9 mm long; sepals 3 - 5, broadly ovate, 4 - 5 mm > long, densely woolly tomentose outside, caducous; ovary 3 - 5-loculed, 3 - > 4 mm across, tomentose; styles 3 - 5, shortly connate at base, 1.5 - 3 cm > long. Fruits 2 - 5-loculed, ovoid to subglobose, 1 - 3.5 cm across, > shallowly lobed, dehiscent or apparently indehiscent, fleshy, becoming > woody with thick or thin pericarp, densely pubescent to glabrous; seeds 3 - > 5, globose to ovoid, 0.5 - 1.3 cm across. > > KEY TO THE VARIETIES > > 1a. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits glabrous > 2 > > b. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits tomentose or pubescent > 3 > > 2a. Fruits 2 - 3.5 cm across, with very thick pericarp > *1.2.* var. *nudiflora* > > b. Fruits 1 - 1.5 cm across, with very thin pericarp *1.3.* var. > *polycarpa* > > 3a. Branchlets densely flocculent-cottony or woolly-tomentose; leaves > entire along margins; fruits 2 - 3 cm across, densely white-cottony > tomentose *1.4.* var. > *tomentosa* > > b. Branchlets softly pubescent; leaves dentate along margins; > fruits 1.5 - 1.8 cm across, yellow pubescent > *1.1.* var. *dentata* > > *1.1.* var. *dentata* Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 22: > 352, f. 4. 1998. > > *Fl. & Fr.* March - Sept. > > *Distrib.* India: Evergreen florets, along riverbanks and stream sides, > up to 1200 m altitude. Maharashtra. > > Endemic. > > *1.2.* var. *nudiflora Fig. > 29* > > *Fl. & Fr.* Feb. - Aug. > > *Distrib.* India: Tropical and subtropical forests, often along > riverbanks and stream sides, up to 1000 m altitude. Uttar Pradesh, > Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Orissa, Madhya > Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. > > Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan. Bangladesh, Myanmar, S. China, Indo-china, > Thailand to Malesia. > > *Uses**.* Leaves are used as cattle fodder. Wood soft, used for > carving, planking, in match industry, packing cases and plywood. > > The fruit pulp is sweet and edible. > > *Notes**.* Chromosome number: 2n = 22 (Bhaduri & Kar, Proc. Indian Sci. > Congr. 36th Session, Part 3: 140. 1949; Datta, Taxon 16: 341 - 350. 1967; > Hans, Taxon 22: 591 - 636. 1973). > > The leaves are similar to those of *Gmelina arborea**.* > > *1.3.* var. *polycarpa* (Benth.) Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. > Bot. 22: 351, f. 2. 1998. *Trevia polycarpa* Benth. in Benth. & Hook.f., > Gen. Pl. 3: 318. 1880; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 424. 1887, p. p. *Mallotus > polycarpus* (Benth.) Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 130. 2007. > > Kan.: *Bomvaro, Tumri*; Mal.: *Pambara-kumbil*; Mar.: *Petari*; Tam.: > *Anathuvarei, > Kaanji, Raajni*. > > *Fl. & Fr.* Mar. - Oct. > > *Distrib.* India: In evergreen forests, along hill slopes and river and > stream banks, up to 1200 m altitude. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, > Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Very common in N. Kanara in Karnataka > and Goa. > > Endemic. > > *1.4.* var. *tomentosa* Susila & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 22: > 351, f.3. 1998. > > *Fl. & Fr.* Jan. - July. > > > > > *Distrib.* India: Evergreen or semievergreen forests, up to 1200 m > altitude. Sikkim, West Bengal, Tripura, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, > Maharashtra and Gujarat. > > Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indo-china and Thailand. > > > Tapas Chakrabarty. > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:44 PM, JM Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Trewia polycarpa* as per another thread by Dinesh ji. Here is the *thread >> link* <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/FOg7oP25qMA> >> . >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:00:11 PM UTC+5:30, Pravin wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Trewia nudiflora . >>> Location: Kanakeshwar,Alibag MS >>> Date/Time: 10 Mar,2010 9.00 am >>> Family : Euphorbiaceae >>> CommonName :Petari >>> Habit : Tree >>> Habitat : Moist Deciduous Forest >>> Description : >>> Male flowers sepals valvate; pedicels slender. Female flowers sepals >>> imbricate, caducous. >>> Plant Type: Deciduous >>> Bark/Stem Surface: Smooth >>> Leaf Arrangement: Opposite >>> Leaf Shape : Ovate >>> Leaf Margin: Entire >>> Leaf Surface : Glabrous >>> Inflorescence: Raceme >>> Flower Type : Dioecious >>> Stamen : Numerous >>> Flowering Month: December - March >>> Fruit Shape : Globose >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >>> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >>> >>> > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
