Yes, this is an interesting extension of range of the species and it needs to be published in a scientific journal. Pl. do the needful. References are available in Fl. India Vol. 23. Regards, Tapas. On Apr 18, 2016 5:33 PM, "Ashwini Bhatia" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you very much Tapas ji. It most definitely looks like a > *Daphniphyllum*. The stand I mentioned has about a hundred or more trees, > many of which are young. The glossy leaves can be up to 30cm long. > > None of my books on local flora has this tree and most locals do not know > anything about this either. And since you say that it is not recorded from > HP, perhaps it was introduced relatively recently. > > I will keep watch and collect mature flowers/fruits as you advised. > > Thank you once again. > Regards, > Ashwini > > > > On 17 Apr 2016, at 20:02, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > The pinkish-red petioles and the umbellate formation of the young > inflorescences (female?) are reminiscent of Daphniphyllum, which is, > however, not recorded for Himachal Pradesh so far. Please try to obtain > mature flowers and fruits. > Please refer to efi page on D. himalayense and see the image. > Tapas. > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> There is a stand of these trees about 10-15m tall next to a mountain path >> I occasionally walk on. I have made several attempts to find an ID but have >> been successful. The tree is in flower now (these could be buds too) and am >> posting some pictures here for your expert help. Asking around the local >> community I haven’t found much. Today a lady told me that it was called >> Handa in local dialect and its wood or leaves are not used. Please advise. >> >> Mountain path above Dal Lake, Dharamshala, HP >> 1850m approx. >> 10 and 17 April 2016. >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> <_MG_6526_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_6534_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_6535_17Apr2016.jpg> >> <_MG_5581_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_5597_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_5597c_17Apr2016.jpg> >> <_MG_6637_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_6643_17Apr2016.jpg> >> <_MG_5585_17Apr2016.jpg><_MG_6574_17Apr2016.jpg> >> >> -- >> 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 https://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.
