Thanks Gurcharan ji. My bad...it is not Umbellularia, but I am pretty sure it is also not Laurus nobilis. Looking at the fruits, I even doubt if it is a Lauraceae member. I hope you have taken more pictures, also of flowers.
Regards Vijayasankar ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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