---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan <[email protected]> Date: 23 November 2015 at 06:41 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:235534] TSPNOV2015-19:images of Crescentia cujete (Bignoniaceae) To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>
*Crescentia alata Kunth* On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:26 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > This should be C alata looking at leaves and flowers. Please check. > Regards > > Shrikant > > efi page on Crescentia alata > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia/crescentia-alata> > & > Crescentia cujete > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia/crescentia-cujete> > > In view of the remarks of Srikant ji you may please check for C.alata > also. > Crescentia alata is similar to Crescentia cujete > <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/crescentia_cujete.htm> except that > both fruits and flowers are smaller as per toptropicals.com : > http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Crescentia_alata.htm- from Swamy ji > > The uploaded image matches with the image and description of Crescentia > cujete in Flowers of India website. > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Calabash%20Tree.html - from > Kumar ji. > > Your remarks 'How does one compare the fruit and flower sizes in one tree > specimen' is most appropriate. I concur with your views. I think one > need to check all the taxonomic characters of the species using the flora > and key for the genus. This can be done only by the person who has posted > the picture and has access to the specimen. You have also taken trouble > to make appropriate references on the taxa. Very helpful.- from Swamy ji > > Analysed many images that I had taken with reference to the link... > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia....in > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fefloraofindia%2Fspecies%2Fa---l%2Fb%2Fbignoniaceae%2Fcrescentia....in&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF03Vw7K4OYnmCMv9P9oE6Gj_pqwQ> > the efl page.Though the leaves exhibit marked variability in being both > simple and trifoliate,they are predominantly tifoliate with prominently > winged petioles as could be seen in one of the uploaded images.Further the > maroon-streaked flowers point towards Crescentia alata...! But I am given > to understand that C.alata and C.cujete interbreed...!?- from Kumar ji. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: tsp kumar <[email protected]> > Date: 7 November 2015 at 10:17 > Subject: [efloraofindia:235534] TSPNOV2015-19:images of Crescentia cujete > (Bignoniaceae) > To: [email protected] > > > Dear friends, > > It is my pleasure to share few images of *Crescentia cujete * > (Bignoniaceae) > > Habit: Medium sized tree > > Habitat: Cultivated > . > Sighting: Devarayanadurga,Tumkur,Karnataka. > > Date: 07-07-2014,10-11-2014,14-06-2015 and 5-10-2015 > > Thanks and regards > tspkumar > Deputy Conservator of Forests > Working Plan > Chikmagalur > Ph:988057158 > > *"When the last tree has been cut down,the last fish caught,the last river > poisoned,only then we will realise that one cannot eat money"-Osage saying* > > -- > 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> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > > 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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