Hi, Satish ji, What possibly I ignored most in the first instance was the* white colour* of my plant compared to the light green of the petals of *Elaeodendron glaucum*, which were also *thinner* compared to those of *Elaeodendron glaucum.*
2009/11/16 Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Dear Vijay ji and Garg ji. > Both the plants are from family Celastraceae so the flowers are bound to be > similar looking. > Were the branches terminating into flower and leaf bearing spines? > I may be wrong and open for discussion. I still feel it to be *Elaeodendron > glaucum*. > The points in its favour. > The picture appears to be of a small tree rather than a shrub. The calyx > lobes are deeply divided. We might get some opinions..... > Regards > Satish > Attaching some more pictures of what I believe to be *Elaeodendron glaucum > > * > 2009/11/16 Vijayasankar Raman <[email protected]> > >> Dear Garg ji & Satish ji, >> >> Sorry to differ, I don't think it is Elaeodendron (= Cassine) glaucum. For >> me it looks like a species of Gymnosporia (= Maytenus). >> >> Let's wait for experts comments. >> >> -- >> With regards >> >> R. Vijayasankar >> FRLHT, Bangalore >> > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.

