Hello Dinesh ji I had observed this plant at VJBU during my research it was identified as Litsea deccanensis Gamble, Fl. Madras 2: 1235, 1925; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 829, 2001; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 4: 256, 2003; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 539, 2005.
one plant of this is at Kamala Nehru Park, (Hanging garden). Regards On Mar 9, 8:38 am, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many many thanks for the review, Kenneth ... Tanay, please re-consider. > One of the comments at flickr > photostream,http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1094854037/Navendu has > suggested > *Litsea chinensis*. > > Regards. > > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Attached is a link with a better close-up of Umbellularia inflorescence. > > (Black on foliage is sooty mold. This plant is a very common host for > > various scale insects in its native range here in California, USA). > > >http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/03/umbellularia_californi... > > > Regards-- > > Ken Greby. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > > *To:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > > *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Mon, March 8, 2010 9:37:42 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:29157] Umbellularia californica at VJBU > > > Thanks for sharing...a very unusual tree.Interesting. > > Dr Phadke > > > On 8 March 2010 21:39, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Dear friends, > > >> *Umbellularia californica*, native of California (U.S.), commonly known > >> as: California bay, California bay laurel, California laurel, cinnamon > >> bush, > >> headache tree, Oregon myrtle, peppernut tree, pepperwood, spicebush > >> Identified by Tanay at my flickr photostream. > > >> Validations welcome. > > >> *Date/Time* : August 12, 2007 at 4.11pm IST > >> *Location Place* : Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan, Mumbai ... *Altitude*: > >> 10 m ... > >> *GPS* : 18°58'40.93"N, 72°50'5.59"E (± some seconds) > >> *Habitat* : Garden ... *Type* : plains, exotic > >> *Plant Habit* : small tree ... *Height *: 3 - 4 m ... *Length* : - not > >> creeper - > >> *Leaves Type *: simple, alternate, margin entire ... *Shape* : broad > >> elliptic ... *Size* : not sure, 10 - 15 cm x 5 - 7 cm > >> *Inflorescence Type* : solitary, axillary ... *Size* : do not know > >> *Flowers Size* : about 15 - 20 mm ... *Colour* : pale yellow ... *Calyx*: > >> do not know ... > >> *Bracts* : do not know > >> *Fruits Type* : do not know ... *Shape *: do not know ... *Size* : do not > >> know ... *Seeds* : do not know > > >> *Other Info* : > >> *Fragrance* : do not know ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : > >> do not know > > >> Regards. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "efloraofindia" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > > legroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

