Recently I had an interaction with Dr. Bruce Maslin, World Expert of Acacias. He is of the opinion that Acacia holosericea is currently an accepted name. Regards, Tapas.
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not aware of the current name but this phyllode-bearing Acacia > species is unmistakable by the markedly flattened branchlets. Introduced > by the Planters of Tamil Nadu. I have also seen it in Goa. > TC. > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: M Swamy <[email protected]> >> Date: 21 May 2015 at 08:41 >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:223531] Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Pl check for Acacia longifolia. The fruits of *Acacia holosericea** /*A. >> mangium are quite different : >> http://www.pioneercatchment.org.au/plants-database/acacia-holosericea- >> The fruits in your photograph is long and slightly curved. To unfold the ID >> of your Acacia the buds need to unfold ! >> >> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:52 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> It is perhaps Acacia holosericea, an introduced species in Tamil >>> Nadu. >>> Regards, >>> >>> TC. >>> >>> Thanks, Tapas ji. >>> As per ILDIS, *Acacia holosericea G. Don* is an introduced species in >>> Tamilnadu & West Bengal. >>> >>> *Acacia* *holosericea* A.Cunn. (is a synonym >>> <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#synonym> of *Acacia mangium * >>> Willd. <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-48913> ) is shown >>> in the Database of Flora of Tamilnadu (Distribution in Delhi & Pondicherry >>> as per ILDIS >>> <http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?genus=Acacia&species=mangium>) >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> >>> Date: 12 May 2015 at 13:09 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:223531] Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Please help me to confirm if this is *Acacia melanoxylon*? >>> >>> Habitat: open scrub forest >>> >>> Date: 27 April 2015 >>> Place: Kancheepuram dist., (Chennai outskirts) TN >>> Alt.: 14 m asl >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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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