Gurcharan ji, Thanks for the feedback. I will wait for the correct id. Regards, Aarti
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Aarti > It is not P. viminalis > It could be C. lanceolatus or C. citrinus. These were earlier treated as > one species, but now distinct. We have to know differences between two to > decide your plant. I had written it clearly in my mail. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 10:44 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, aarti ji, >> Pl. click on the link in "one uploaded by Aarti >> ji<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/9aR5jAsaLEU>" >> >> >> On 28 March 2014 10:27, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Garg ji, Gurcharan ji, >>> This is getting confusing for me. >>> Could you kindly tell me which is the species posted by me? >>> I have a few more from Lalbagh to be posted. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 8:52 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A reply from another >>>> thread<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/kPo3kPIFFDM> >>>> from >>>> Singh ji: >>>> "Dear friends >>>> Most of us know through Floras and common books Callistemon lanceolatus >>>> DC. as the commonest species of Callistemon cultivated in many parts of >>>> India. As it turned out for last 5 to six decades this was considered as >>>> synonym of C. citrinus (Curtis) Stapf. >>>> >>>> As has been clearly specified in Trees of Delhi (Pradip Krishen) none >>>> of the specimens grown in Delhi belong to C. citrinus. They actually belong >>>> to C. viminalis (Soland. ex Gaertn.) Cheel., the two similarly looking >>>> species are distinguished as under: >>>> C. viminalis: Tree with drooping slender branches; leaves >>>> linear-lanceolate, up to 10 cm long and 4-7 mm broad; flowers scarlet--red >>>> in up to 7 cm long dense spikes; filaments united at base; fruits not >>>> persisting on old wood. >>>> C. citrinus: Shrub or tree with short arching branches; leaves broadly >>>> lanceolate, rigid, up to 7 cm long, 6-12 mm broad; flowers scarlet red in >>>> up to 10 cm long spike; filaments free at base; fruits persisting on 2--3 >>>> year old branches. >>>> >>>> C. viminalis is aptly represented in our website through uploads of Balkar >>>> ji >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/E3f-aKsZQcQ>, >>>> Rathinasabapathy >>>> ji<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/group$3Aindiantreepix$20AND$20Callistemon$20AND$20viminalis/indiantreepix/hGNp4mvUWQ4>and >>>> several posts of Bimal >>>> ji<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Callistemon$20AND$20viminalis/indiantreepix/nLEPdbeqHr4>I >>>> am uploading mine from Delhi here. >>>> *Now there is a big catch. It has now been established (both on The >>>> Plant List and GRIN) that C. lanceolatus (Sm.) Sweet and C. citrinus >>>> (Curtis) skeels are two distinct species and not synonymous (although C. >>>> lanceolatus DC. a synonym of latter). It would as such be interesting to >>>> know the differences between the two to be able to place our specimens >>>> properly. Perhaps some member can help.* >>>> I also have feeling that C. rigidus of Flowers of >>>> India<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Stiff%20Bottle%20Brush.html>and >>>> one uploaded by Aarti >>>> ji <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/9aR5jAsaLEU>from >>>> Lalbagh may actually be one of these two species, as C. rigidus has >>>> much narrower almost linear lobes and capsules with almost close mouth >>>> where as in both above uploads leaves are broader almost broadly lanceolate >>>> with capsules with clearly open mouths. >>>> Perhaps once differences between C. lanceolatus and C. citrinus as >>>> understood now, are know, we can place our specimens correctly. " >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 30 January 2014 20:12 >>>> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:179422] Callistemon For ID : >>>> Lalbagh,Bangalore : 150114 : AK-7 >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>> >>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>> >>>> Callistemon<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/myrtaceae/callistemon>- >>>> some species in India & eFI >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 15 January 2014 12:23 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:179422] Callistemon For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore >>>> : 150114 : AK-7 >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Callistemon seen at Lalbagh with bright red, shorter flowers. >>>> Cultivated, garden tree. >>>> Picture taken on 25/11/13. >>>> Id please. >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand >>>> species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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