Gurcharan Ji, I agree with you. When I was searching the id for my tree, I found single fruit & larger in size in Umbellularia californica, which matched with my pictures. This is how I had come to the id as being closest to my pictures. Regards, Aarti
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Vijayasankar ji > I request you to have a relook at the second image. I have cropped fruits > portion from original so that you can have a look again. I feel the fruits > are too small and too many for Umbellularia californica. > > 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 Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Aarti ji for the wishes. I wish you all a wonderful Diwali, too. >> >> Badri ji, thanks. As I have mentioned earlier, Umbellularia californica >> is native to California and its adjoining and is not present or grown in >> India. However, its essential oil can be used in controlling mosquito when >> it is proved to be safe to use. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Vijayasankar Ji, >>> Really appreciate your kind words for me. >>> I just enjoy observing nature wherever I go. >>> Time was too short with a family wedding, which was the main purpose of >>> our visit. >>> All California plants & trees are under my scanner and I could identify >>> quite a few of them. >>> Will be posting them as time permits. >>> Wishing you and your family a Happy Diwali! >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Gurcharan ji, I think the 2nd picture is U. californica. Other two >>>> pictures are correctly identified. As you might know, U. californica is >>>> native to California, Oregon etc. whereas, L. nobilis is a Mediterranean >>>> species and occurs only under cultivation in the USA. >>>> >>>> Aarti ji, I really appreciate your identification of this (and several >>>> other) species and also your keen observations. These plants can confuse >>>> even trained experts. Great work! >>>> In our paper <http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf4052682>, we have >>>> compared both the species by their chemistry and leaf anatomy. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>> University of Mississippi >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Vijayasankar Ji, Gurcharan Ji, >>>>> Thanks a lot for the id and additional information. >>>>> Since returning, I have been trying to find ids on Google search. >>>>> Thats how I had found the id to be *Umbellularia californica, C*alifornian >>>>> Bay Laurel of Lauraceae. >>>>> My observation was that the fruits were slightly bigger than those of >>>>> Laurus nobilis. >>>>> Thanks for the correction Vijayasankar Ji. >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Aarti >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:26 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Vijayasankar ji for alert. I now remember these fruits when we >>>>>> visited Shasta Caverns in 2008. I think I have both. I am uploading both >>>>>> for your validation. I have checked Japson Flora. Both are recorded from >>>>>> California >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=ucjeps&enlarge=0000+0000+0901+0086 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=ucjeps&enlarge=0000+0000+0905+1342 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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, Oct 20, 2014 at 1:43 AM, Vijayasankar < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Aarti ji and Gurcharan ji, you both are correct in a way or other! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is *Umbellularia californica *(californian bay laurel) often >>>>>>> mistaken for and/or adulterated to the Mediterranean or Sweet bay >>>>>>> laurel, >>>>>>> Laurus nobilis. This plant (U. californica) is used in the same was as >>>>>>> L. >>>>>>> nobilis but it causes severe headache in some people who are allergic to >>>>>>> it. Umbellulone is the compound responsible for this allergic action >>>>>>> present in the leaves of U. californica. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please check this article for more details >>>>>>> http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf4052682 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Vijayasankar >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>>>> University of Mississippi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Aarti S. Khale < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gurcharan Ji, >>>>>>>> Thanks for the id. >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Aarti >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Laurus nobilis >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Laurus$20nobilis/indiantreepix/I_89hvx-f70/ol-NcCHkxzwJ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 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 Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Aarti S. Khale < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Seen in the premises of a school in Fremont on 28th Sept,14. >>>>>>>>>> Is it Umbellularia californica of Lauraceae? >>>>>>>>>> Medium tree. >>>>>>>>>> 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/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]. 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