just for this thread as data viplav you know it of course
this is *paras piplo* in gujarati i tink usha di On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 6:43 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Thespesia populnea* is one of the most widespread and extensively > propagated trees in & around Mumbai, both along the coast and inland. One > of the key features of this tree, and one that is highlighted in all the > descriptions of this species, is its indehiscent fruit. Its congener *T. > populneoides* is known for its dehiscent fruit. > > In the last few years, I have often come across dehiscent fruits on many > of these trees all over Mumbai & its environs. These dehiscent fruits are > borne on short stalks (c. 3 cm in length). In a few instances, I have > encountered indehiscent fruits borne on long stalks (c. 10 cm in length). > > The *Thespesia* populations of this region also exhibit considerable > variation in the leaf shape, especially the leaf base, which varies from > deeply cordate to subtruncate. From what I've observed, fruit dehiscence is > not confined to trees with a particular leaf shape, it occurs both in the > cordate- as well as in the truncate-leaved trees. I have not come across > the bronze-coppery foliage characteristic of *T. populneoides* in any of > the trees here. > > Have attached a paper on *Thespesia populnea* and its congener *T. > populneoides* by Francis Raymond Fosberg & Marie-Hélène Sachet [1972]. In > light of this paper, a large number of the *Thespesia* strands in Mumbai > appear to intergrade between *T. populnea* and *T. populneoides*. > > Some photographs of the dehiscent fruits and the variable leaf bases taken > in North & in South Mumbai between January and April 2014 are attached > herewith. > > Would appreciate any comments and observations. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > -- > 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. > -- Usha di =========== -- 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.
