I understand Ushadi, bark and leaves do help in ID, supplementing floral identification. Dense drooping canopy with narrow leaves is often distinctive for E. microtheca.
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, Dec 26, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > 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. 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