I am adhering to my earlier stand that this is Neolitsea pallens. On Mar 16, 2017 15:35, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some feedback from another thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/PhKtJeNc-K8>; > "I wish to bring to your kind attention that WHY I consider the First and > Second set/link different, which have been identified as Neolitsea > pallens on efi. I think, the first set posted by me and identified as N. > pallens is some different species of Neolitsea (I do not know the > species). ................ > Set/Link 1: (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/GAfiv > 7OAsnw) > This is a medium sized tree, mostly growing alongside the seasonal water > streams. Canopy is very dense and light cannot penetrate to the > base. People call it KAALU or KAULA in local dialect. Locals say that > British used to mature wines and the shade of this tree. Leaves are > comparatively large, usually more than 15cm, lanceolate, crowded > towards the tips, dark green and lower surface not white. Umbels > mostly present just below the terminal bud. Terminal bud approx. 2-3 cm > long. .............................. " from Anil ji. > > "While I admit that I have no expertise in Lauraceae, I would suggest that > you should go ahead with population studies on the abundant trees available > in your surroundings and arrive at a conclusion. The comments made by me > were based on observations on the low resolution images for which you > provided the links. I would like to inform you and other workers interested > in the family Lauraceae that the specific distinctions in *Neolitsea *are > largely relative and therefore it may be risky to name a specimen of > *Neolitsea* without comparing with authentically named materials! > Regards, > Tapas." > > "Plants in the first set are quite rare while those of second are > common here. My problem is, I do not know how to proceed with > taxonomic work as my specialization was in Physiology. > Regards > ANIL THAKUR" > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Anil Thakur <[email protected]> > Date: 26 January 2017 at 14:31 > Subject: [efloraofindia:262423] Lauraceae member for ID AT JAN 2017/02 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Kindly identify this Lauraceae member > Medium sized tree > Alongside the seasonal water streams > Dense foliage, Leaves upto 20cm long, lanceolate > Fruits not seen > Solan > March 2015 > > > -- > With best Regards, > > Anil Kumar Thakur > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- 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.

