Can I firstly advise that members should NOT automatically TRUST the
identification of postings onblogs on the internet. They should be SCEPTICAL.
Few who grow plants are experts on plant identification.
Whether or not the US BlogSpot here has correctly named the plant correctly as
Schefflera arboricola (note the correct spelling of the species name), it is
UNLIKELY that one can RELIABLY arrive an identificationby "matching" a few
general images taken in India or Nepal with one or two general images on a
web-site.
Schefflera is a VERY large genus and thus will have a number of closely-related
species, which will be difficult totell apart.
S.arboricola is NOT known as a native of Nepal. THUS, it will ONLY be
CULTIVATED or at most NATURALISEDin Nepal. IF, it actually is the proposed
species.
IF the plant photographed in Nepal is a genuinely 'wild' specimen (this can be
difficult to decide when close to habitation),then it is highly unlikely to be
a species known as a native only to Taiwan and Hainan (according to Wiki).
I do not have the time to familiarise myself with the genus Schefflera, so
UNLESS we have someone with specialistknowledge of the genus or KNOW about any
Scheffleras IMPORTED into Nepal for ornamental merit, then PROBABLE,assuming it
does belong to the genus Schefflera, it is LIKELY to be a variant of one of the
three species known tooccur in Nepal.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
To: Anil Thakur <[email protected]>; C CHADWELL
<[email protected]>
Cc: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>; efloraofindia
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, 26 January 2017, 10:22
Subject: Re: SK325JAN17-2017:ID
Dear All,
As per link below Schefflera arbiricola is not listed in Nepal. As such, I am a
bit confused.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=129428
If it is the same plant for sure it could be a new species for Nepal.
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Anil Thakur <[email protected]> wrote:
Link:
http://growerjim.blogspot.in/ 2013/12/schefflera-arboricola. html
On 1/26/17, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
> Date: 17 January 2017 at 21:55
> Subject: SK325JAN17-2017:ID
> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups. com>, "J.M. Garg" <
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>
> Dear Members,
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> Location: Suryabinayak,Bhaktapur, Nepal
> Altitude: 5000 ft.
> Date: 14 January 2017
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> Thank you.
>
> Saroj Kasaju
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