Aarti ji, Yes. This is typical Croton persimilis (= C. oblongifolius Roxb.). The name *Jamalgota *is attributed to Croton tiglium, which has thin ovate to elliptic leaves and much larger fruits. Regards, Tapas.
On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: > Tapas Ji, > This is an old post of mine. > Could you kindly go through and validate? > It could be the same *Croton persimilis *Mull.Arg. emend. Philcox.? > Is Jamalgota the same? > Regards, > Aarti > > > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Viplav Ji, >> Thanks for the id, details and additional information. >> Since I had only one picture, it was lying unid all these years. >> Now since I know its the only tree in Mumbai, let me take some more >> better pictures during next visit. >> Thanks again. >> Regards, >> Aarti >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 5:25 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> It is a *Croton* sp. [Euphorbiaceae]. >>> >>> This particular specimen, possibly the only one in Mumbai, was >>> identified as *Croton oblongifolius *Roxb. by RR Fernandez, and it has >>> been documented as such in his PhD thesis on the Flora of Bombay (1959). >>> >>> >>> Recently, it was identified as *Croton tiglium* L. during the survey >>> conducted in October 2010 by Dr Marselin Almeida & his students. >>> >>> The leaves are akin to *C. oblongifolius*, now known as *C. persimilis * >>> Müll.Arg. >>> >>> Best wishes, Viplav >>> >>> El 12 de julio de 2014, 16:43, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> >>> escribió: >>> >>>> >>>> A very old picture of mine, taken at the garden in May,2007. >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
