Dear Prashant ji I also agree with Dr. Singh ,F. arnottiana. This tree is also growing in the college campus, P.G. College Balaghat (M.P.) where I was posted three years back. I also identified this tree as Paras Peepal i.e. F.arnottica quite similar to Thespesia of malvaceae in first appearance.
Dr. Satish Chile Principal Govt. P.G. College, Seoni (M.P.) On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dr. Singh-- > > I know that this species is rather variable, even amongst the relative few > I've seen in CA and FL, USA. I grew one of these successfully from seed when > I was a teenager. It is now a nice tree about 8m/25' tall by 13m/40' wide in > Southern California. > > Regards-- > Ken. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *To:* Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Prashant awale <[email protected]>; indiantreepix < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, April 5, 2010 6:43:59 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:31587] Peepal??050410-PKA2 > > Tanay and Kenneth and Prashant ji > This or similar plant has already been discussed on this group. This one is > F. religiosa, as explained earlier also. The easiest way to differentiate > the two species is that the acuminate leaf tip in F. arnottina is scarcely > longer than 2 cm and not very thin, whereas in case of f. RELIGIOSA IT IS > 2.5-9 cm long and tail very slender. Secondaly the leaves of F. arnottiana > are very deeply lobed, not o deeply in R. religiosa, and again the figs in > F. arnottiana are stalked, sessile in F. religiosa. > And interestingly if you find a Ficus which looks like Thespesia, it may > be F. arnottiana. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is this Ficus arnottiana? >> >> Regards-- >> Ken. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Prashant awale <[email protected]> >> *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Mon, April 5, 2010 10:35:57 AM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:31581] Peepal??050410-PKA2 >> >> Dear Friends, >> Came across this tree at Jaigad fort wall. Looks like Peepal tree. >> >> *Botanical name:* >> >> Ficus … >> >> *Family:* >> >> Moraceae >> >> *Date/Time-* >> >> >> >> 29-03-2010 /12:50 PM >> >> *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- * >> >> >> >> Jaigad Fort near (Ganapatipule- Ratnagiri) >> >> *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* >> >> >> >> Wild >> >> *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- * >> >> >> >> Tree >> >> *Height/Length- * >> >> >> >> ~ 4 to 5m high >> >> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* >> >> >> >> Typical Peepal leaf shape (8 to 10cm X 5 to 6 cm), heart shape at the >> base..(Photograph attached) >> >> *Inflorescence Type/ Size- * >> >> >> >> …. >> >> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* >> >> >> >> …… >> >> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* >> >> * * >> >> Globuse, yellowish green (Photograph attached) >> >> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * >> >> * * >> >> -- >> >> regards >> Prashant >> -- >> 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%[email protected]> >> . >> 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%[email protected]> >> . >> 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%[email protected]> > . > 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%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Dr. Satish Kumar Chile -- 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.
