Thank you Gurcharanji but the eucalyptus trees dont a flower more than a few weeks a years so how does one id a tree with only the tree bark, and leaves... is more difficult
that was my original intent ... because when traveling we only get a day or hour long window of opportunity to photograph a tree... thats my problem usha di On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ushadi > Eucalyptus is a large genus with so many species often difficult to > separate, but here are tips to separate them > > E. citriodora are rather distinct from others in strongly scented (more > like odomos) leaves when crushed, flower buds almost as long as broad, cap > pinkish, hemispherical and cup like with sunkun disc. > > E. camaldulensis has similar shaped flower buds but light brown and not > pinkish cap which is distinctly pointed, fruit has 4-5 slightly raised > teeth in the center. > > E. microtheca has narrow leaves forming dense drooping canopy, buds very > small usually less than 5 mm long, pointed at tip, fruits barely 3-4 mm > long with 3-3 spreading teeth longer than base. > > E. tereticornis buds are longer, often up to 1.5 cm long, cap much longer > than base and gradually tapered, fruit with 4-5 teeth, projecting upwards > almost as long as base. > > E. globulus has usually single large flower, fruit more than 20 mm across > > E. Polyanthemos is very distinct in its almost rounded leaves, flowers in > panicles and hemispherical cap > > E. leucoxylon with usually 3-flowered clusters, on up to 12 mm long > peduncles, conical cap, as long as base, fruit 10-12 mm across. > > I hope that helps. > > > > > 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 Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Abid Munshi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Dr.Singh >> Nice photograph. The photograph uploaded seems to be Eucalyptus microtheca >> Prof. A.H.Munshi >> >> On 24 December 2014 at 09:40, Ushadi Micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > nice >> > I take your word for it since you are our own beloved taxonomist >> > >> > >> > but how is the leaves and flowers different from from other white >> flowered >> > eucalytpus.. say the one I just saw from your collection...e. >> tereticornis >> > >> > Eucalyptus tereticornis from Delhi-GSDEC68 >> > >> > >> > how can I a lay person teach myself that the pictures are really that >> of >> > eucalyptus tereticornis? >> > >> > If you will please take some time and tell us about the eucalyptus trees >> > that were shown here during these two weeks... in simple english... >> that >> > we can follow and appreciate.. like you did for the melons ... >> > >> > would be great.. >> > >> > usha di >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 10:02 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Eucalyptus microtheca >> >> >> >> Photographed from Delhi >> >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Usha di >> > =========== >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > > -- Usha di =========== -- 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.
