This seems to be Erythrina suberosa (E. stricta var. suberosa is a synonym) - most prominent indicator is pubescent leaves which I think can help distinguish from E. stricta ( as given by Hooker - v.2 page 189 and Brandis - page 227). I could not decipher many typical taxonomic terms used in these texts (Probably Dr. Gurcharan Singh can help in that and find some more distinguishing features)
However, there are many confusing characteristics in these species. One my earlier posts was sort of inconclusive (https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/5wkiyksq50M). The tree on right side in my earlier post also has some similar characteristics to the one above but there are some deviations also like spine characteristics and glands on petiole. Pradeep Krishan in 'Jungle trees of Central India' - page 371-72 has also left this issue unresolved but it is obvious that there are many overlapping/ mixed characters - bark being the most confusing. I found a reference describing natural hybridization within Section Erythrina (https://ia700703.us.archive.org/34/items/cbarchive_120964_experimentalstudiesonspeciesre1988/experimentalstudiesonspeciesre1988.pdf) Both E. suberosa and E. stricta belong to section Suberosae and if section Erythrina can have interspecific hybrids, chances in section Suberosae are also high. It is more likely that we have such hybrids. -- 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.
