Dear Muthuji, I tried to forward the message to Dr. Bruce but it is indeed bouncing back saying that the attachment is too heavy. Probably it exceeded the permissible limit. Anyway, we are now knowing the correct identity of this species. I am myself making the necessary corrections in the forthcoming publication of Flora of India. Thanks and Regards, Tapas.
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir, please forward the pictures to Dr.Bruce Maslin; his email is bouncing > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Sir, >> >> Please find the attached high resolution files of the Acacia tree that I >> have requested for identification. The tree is invasive in peninsular >> India. >> >> Thank you. >> >> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Maslin, Bruce <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:09 AM >>> Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:223531] Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 >>> To: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Hi Tapas >>> >>> That specimen cannot be Acacia melanoxylon because the flowers are in >>> axillary spikes (not heads in racemes) and the pods are wrong. >>> >>> As best I can tell your specimen is Acacia colei Maslin & L.A.J.Thomson >>> var. colei. The pods and inflorescences look right. If I could see the >>> phyllode nervature then I could confirm this identification. >>> I have attached my description of this species. You can also see more >>> information about it on the WorldWideWattle website at: >>> http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/species-intro.php?id=17013 >>> . >>> >>> Acacia colei is a relative of Acacia holosericea (in previous years it >>> was confused with A. holosericea). It is one of the species that in recent >>> years has been trialled in many o/s countries for a variety if utilisation >>> purposes; its seeds are used as a human food. Is it invasive in India? >>> >>> All the very best. >>> >>> Bruce. >>> >>> Bruce Maslin >>> Senior Principal Research Scientist >>> W.A. Herbarium >>> Department of Environment and Conservation >>> Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre,Western Australia 6983 >>> Email: [email protected]. >>> Tel: 08-92199133 (office direct); 0429 334051 (mobile). Fax: 08-93340327. >>> >>> Honorary Research Associate >>> Singapore Botanic Gardens Herbarium (SING) >>> 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569 >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: Tapas Chakrabarty [[email protected]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, 23 June 2015 12:43 AM >>> To: Maslin, Bruce >>> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:223531] Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:09 PM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:223531] Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]<mailto: >>> [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]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> >> > -- 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.
