Many thanks for your valuable suggestions Gibyji, I accept that I did not kept up my preliminary works to be carried out in field. The prime reason behind is that the work is a rapid survey, as we have to cover a long distance. The next time, we would do it perfectly.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > It is not advisable to id (at least) some plants by using pictures > especially photographs that doesn't give key character to reach the > correct species. Here in this case it is very clear that in this > picture none of the plant part are 'pubescent' even then it reached F. > drupacea var. pubescens. with a syn. F. mysorensis. I use to confuse > F. mysorensis with F bengalensis (other way as well) and F. drupacea. > > To my opinion, one has to thorough by running the key and id plants by > using flora keys and field characters. Especially people like > Muthukumar who work as a Junior research fellow and has good prospect > in research field as plant taxonomist and ecologist. What I suggest to > Muthukumar to practice is that make herbarium, note down key > characters and other field notes then try id with the local flora > (like Gamble flora) and then if needed consult experts (for some plant > groups you may need to consult people who are expert in that group) > and cross check the specimen with herbarium specimens in places like > French Research Institute, Pondicherry University and BSI Coimbatore. > > I doubt the picture is of F tjakela, but as I told you please cross > check it with herbarium specimen. The lengthy petiole and glabrous > plant parts are my key characters for F tjakela. > > > > Best wishes and Regards > Giby > ATREE > > > > > > > On Jan 18, 5:39 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > In absence of arial roots (clinging the stem) and the figs (2.5 cm, > > orange) it is not correct to attempt ID but from the Ieaves I guess > > this to be Ficus drupacea Thunb. v. pubescens (Roth) Corner syn. F. > > mysorensis. Pls validate. Regards, > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > > > On Jan 18, 3:30 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > Kindly help to id this *Ficus* sp. found growing in the river bank of > Moyar > > > in Satyamangalam RF. > > > Leaves 15 - 20cm long. > > > > > -- > > > Muthu Karthick, N > > > Junior Research Fellow > > > Care Earth > > > Chennaiwww.careearthtrust.org > > > > > Ficus.JPG > > > 235KViewDownload > > > > > Ficus (1).JPG > > > 205KViewDownload > > > > > Ficus (2).JPG > > > 185KViewDownload > > > > > Ficus (3).JPG > > > 321KViewDownload > > > > > Ficus (4).JPG > > > 300KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Chennai www.careearthtrust.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
