Yes, Rawat Sir, I do agree very much that identification is very tricky here..... yet I did share, ... let it be *Sapindus* sp. only.
Thank you very much. Regards surajit On Monday, 2 February 2015 15:30:49 UTC+5:30, D.S Rawat wrote: > > Three Sapindus species are known in India and differentiated on the basis > of leaflets (vide- Flora of India vol-5 page 380-384.): > 1A. Leaflets 5-8 pairs > > S.mukorossi > 1B. Leaflets 2-3 pairs > > 2 > 2A. Leaflets lanceolate, apex acuminate; drupes ferruginous, velvety, > almost combined S.trifoliatus > 2B. Leaflets oblong, apex emarginate; drupes smooth, glabrous, young > slightly pubescent, partially combined S.emarginatus > All are known as Ritha and fruit wall is used as substitute of detergent. > Reaching to exact ID is tricky as only drupes and seeds are available here. > DSRawat Pantnagar > On Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:29:36 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >> >> Please identify this *Sapindus* species which are sold by the grocers as >> RITHA. >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> >> -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
