The above pics are not of Sapium, but Hippomane, pl. note. thank you,-- *Dr. Jitendra Gavali*
On 28 May 2015 at 13:40, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Jitendra ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jitendra Gavali <[email protected]> > Date: 28 May 2015 at 13:37 > Subject: Fwd: Sapium insgne > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jitendra gavali <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 at 11:55 PM > Subject: Re: Sapium insgne > To: "Hans-Joachim (Hajo) Esser" <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sir, > Thank you for your response. > I have clicked pictures of this plant and as here it is midnight, the > close ups are not very well lighted, yet enough to check details. > These trees are about 10 m tall, Habit photo may help you look the bark > which is grey, with superficial, vertical fissures. > Leaves are on the branch tips, wth serrated margin and long petiole > (almost as long as or even longer than lamina). the close ups have leaves > those are smaller in size otherwise, on trees, there are leaves bigger than > those seen in picture. > Fruits are fleshy, green with milky latex, slowly they turn dry, Each > locule wth one or two seed. Seeds covered with thin, brown, papery skin > covering nner, off-white grain. > > Hope this will be of some use to you, yet, if needed can send some more > pictures in few days. > > With anticipation > -Jitendra > > > 9/5/07, Hans-Joachim (Hajo) Esser <[email protected] > wrote: > >> Dear colleague, >> >> >> In all specimens of Falconeria I studied for my revision some years ago, >> I had only few plants from India. All had nearly the same fruit size. I >> studied not only Falconeria but also several related genera. As a result of >> my research I know that fruit size is not very variable in any of the >> species. The variation is few millimeters only. If you have plants with >> fruits 1.5 or 2 cm large, they cannot be the same species, not even as >> variety. >> The number of size of the petiolar glands is very constant within a >> genus, in all genera I studied. Falconeria will always have two glands on >> the petiole. If the glands in your plant are united to form a single gland, >> I suspect that it cannot be Falconeria. >> If you can send an image, I can perhaps tell you more. >> >> >> Sincerely >> >> >> Hajo Esser >> >> >> >> >> --- jitendra gavali <* [email protected] <[email protected]>*> wrote: >> >> >> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:36:54 +0530 >> > From: "jitendra gavali" <* [email protected] <[email protected]>*> >> > To: * [email protected] <[email protected]>* >> > Subject: Sapium insgne >> > >> > Dear Sir, >> > I read the description about *Sapium insigne *or* >> > Falconeria insigne.* I >> > would like to know if the two pairs of glands >> > present at the base of lamina >> > can be presented in the form of a single gland? You >> > mentioned 7 by 4.5-6 mm >> > of the fruit size, now I would like to know, if this >> > size can be bigger? >> > As there are few trees in different Gardens in my >> > state, with similar >> > characters, but leaves with one or two glands at the >> > juncton of petiole and >> > blade (lamina) as well as fruits are 1 by 1.5-2.5 cm >> > (not mm). And these >> > plants are marked as *Sapium insgne* var. >> > *malabarcum.* >> > I will be happy if you share your knowledge. I know >> > that you have describe >> > species and not the variety of above said plant, but >> > Botanical Survey of >> > India in their *Flora of Maharashtra *(*Flora of >> > India* Series) describes >> > fruits with same small sizes as mentioned by you. >> > Hope to hear you soon. >> > -Jitendra >> > >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Hans-Joachim Esser >> Curator and Research Scientist >> Botanische Staatssammlung Muenchen >> Menzinger Strasse 67 >> D-80638 Muenchen (Munich) >> Germany >> phone (+49) 89 17861-264 >> fax (+49) 89 17861-193 >> fax (+49) 89 17861- 193 >> > > > > > -- > *Dr. Jitendra Gavali* > Director, > COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTRE VADODARA, > Aarti Society, Near Atmajyoti Ashram, Subhanpura, > Vadodara 390 023 > Ph. 0265 2389749, Mob. 09725891033 > Email: [email protected] Web: www.cscvadodara.com > > > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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