It may be a new species but it will be risky to describe it before studying all angles as there is frequent hybridization amongst the species of Jatropha. Tapas.
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Nambiyath Balakrishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > This is very interesting. While it agrees with the salient features of J. > maheshwarii, there are significant differences like lobation of leaves and > non-peltate or slightly peltate leaf-bases. > This needs to be studied in detail in its entire range natural habitats. > Perhaps, J. maheshwarii shows much variation in the leaf morphology, as > seen in J. nana. > I cannot give a definite opinion. > The plants shown in the earlier message is the typical J. maheshwarii, > which was published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 6: 331, ff. 1 - 8. 1964. In > fact, I prepared the illustration for the authors in the protologue, when I > was working at BSI,Southern Circle. I still remember the plant. > The plant needs further detailed studies. Per > N. P. Balakrishnan > 16 July 2015 > > > On 16 July 2015 at 15:08, S Kasim . <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All >> >> Pl find attached the specimen of Jatropha maheshwarii for further >> clarifications. >> >> with regards >> >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Most welcome. >>> As per advice of Dr. Balakrishnan, I have compared the images with the >>> treatment of Flora of India volume 23 and it is indeed leading on to J. >>> maheshwarii. In any case, if you have specimens different from J. >>> maheshwarii, please show us. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 11:28 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: S Kasim . <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 16 July 2015 at 10:47 >>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:227513] Fwd: Identification of Plant >>>> specimen- Euphorbiaceae >>>> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear All >>>> I am having the specimens of Jatropha maheshwarii, which is different >>>> from the posted one ( leaf shape and joining of leaf stalk in the leaf >>>> blade). I will post them separately. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:41 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 16 July 2015 at 00:00 >>>>> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:227513] Fwd: Identification of Plant >>>>> specimen- Euphorbiaceae >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Nambiyath Balakrishnan <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:14 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:227179] Fwd: Identification of Plant >>>>> specimen- Euphorbiaceae >>>>> To: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear Tapas >>>>> This appears to be* Jatropha maheshwarii* Subr. & M.P. Nayar, common >>>>> in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, usually found in sandy soil. Please >>>>> check with Flora of India vol 23: 253. >>>>> Balakrishnan >>>>> 15/7/15 >>>>> >>>>> On 15 July 2015 at 20:17, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: "S Kasim ." <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 15:46:50 +0530 >>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:227179] Fwd: Identification of Plant specimen- >>>>>> Euphorbiaceae >>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear All >>>>>> I have forgotten to furnish the location details. >>>>>> The specimen was recorded at Radhapuram, Tirunelveli Dist, Tamilnadu >>>>>> on >>>>>> 18-01-15 >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: S Kasim . <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 3:44 PM >>>>>> Subject: Identification of Plant specimen- Euphorbiaceae >>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear All >>>>>> Pl help me to identify the attached specimen. >>>>>> The leaf stalk joins at half-middle of the leaf. >>>>>> The fruit is like that of Jatropha sp. >>>>>> I could not get the fully opened flower. >>>>>> >>>>>> with regards >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> S Kasim >>>>>> F1- 31, Thedral Nagar, 4th Street >>>>>> Kallikuppam >>>>>> Ambattur >>>>>> Chennai-600053 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> S M Kasim >>>>>> F1- 31, Thedral Nagar, 4th Street >>>>>> Kallikuppam >>>>>> Ambattur >>>>>> Chennai-600053 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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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