Dear Satish ji These photos are from Elaeodendron. In Elaeodendron the ovary and disk are continuous and with the stamens arising from the top of the disk, never from the outside (much like Salacia etc.). You can see that clearly from the flower in front. In Gymnosporia the disk is separate and the stamens are from outside the disk.
With best wishes, Robert Robert H. Archer COM specialist Scientist National Biodiversity Institute From: Satish Phadke [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 November 2009 05:32 PM To: Vijayasankar Raman Cc: J.M. Garg; indiantreepix; Robert H. Archer; Neil Soares Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:23074] Re: Elaeodendron glaucum 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]<mailto:[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 ________________________________ Think before you print. Please consider the environment before printing this email. NOTE: This e-mail message and any attachments are intended for the addressee only, and contain confidential information that may be legally privileged and/or the subject of copyright that is protected by law. Any unauthorised usage, disclosure, alteration or dissemination is prohibited. SANBI accepts no responsibility for loss, data corruption or mail that fails to reach its intended destination. Furthermore, SANBI cannot assure the integrity of this communication nor guarantee that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. No liability, whether direct or indirect, is accepted by SANBI or the sender. Any view or opinion expressed in this message may not necessarily be that of SANBI or SANBI Management. SANBI reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communication. The disclaimer is located at http://www.sanbi.org/email.htm -- 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=.
