Sir, Bold letter is meant only for my future reference, nothing else.
Regards On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:58 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Didn't imagine this simple very fragrant flower can invite so much puzzle! > Bimal Da informs that it might be *M. alba*. > > - Naming issue :- > > *Michelia alba* DC. - TPL > <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50099121?ref=tpl1> > recognizes but GRIN > <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?28260> or FoC > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=120458>doesn't, > while another document from China does accept - > http://www.jse.ac.cn/wenzhang/aps06137.pdf. According to this particular > pdf file - 1) *stipular scar nearly to half of petiole = alba* 2) *stipular > scar longer than half of petiole = **champaca* . Unfortunately none of my > photographs shows clear stipular scars (I was outside the boundary wall!). > > *Michelia* x* alba* (DC.) Figlar - GRIN > <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?452629> & FoC > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250090229> > accept but TPL <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-252903> > doesn't. TopTropicals features it > <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/michelia_alba.htm> and at the same > time it features one *M. champaca* var. *alba* > <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/michelia_champaca.htm> (please > scroll down the page)! > > - Tepal issue :- > > *M. champaca* - 15-20 (FoC > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008479>); > 12-20 (FoP > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200008479>) > *M. *x *alba* - 10 in FoC > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250090229>, > but variable in TopTropicles > <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/michelia_alba.htm>. Again my > photographs are not decisive about the number of tepals, one perhaps shows > 12 tepals. > > The issue has been raised in another forum - > http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fragrant/msg0201072222522.html?8. > However, another interesting document/pdf is at > http://members.tripod.com/hatch_l/woodymi5d.pdf which *groups alba, x > alba and var, alba together* and the species - (i) *tepals very narrow, > linear to lanceolate, twisted, spidery effect* (ii) leaves medium to > light green against other spp. Yet another article > <http://www.scribd.com/doc/40287694/Michelia-Champaca-and-Michelia-Alba> > informs flowers are zygomorphic *irregular in alba* and zygomorphic with > bilateral symmetry in *champaca*. > > So, finally I think this plant is not *M. champaca* L. and would like to > follow GRIN or FoC naming convention. > > Thank you very much. > > Regards > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 3:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Surajit ji >> Please solve the puzzle lest I may be tempted to shoot out a name of >> plant I had photographed in SFO Botanical Garden >> Any way it is there in our forum. >> >> 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 Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:27 AM, surajit koley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Until a little while ago I knew this is *Michelia champaca* L., the >>> scientific name of CHAMPA. But the KEY >>> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=120458#KEY-1-24> >>> in FoC and an article >>> <http://dokmaidogma.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/a-fragrant-magnolia-suitable-for-the-hot-and-dry-chiang-mai-valley/> >>> drew my attention. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- 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/d/optout.
