Sorry, Radha ji, Your plant may be Erythrina stricta as per As per efi thread: <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Erythrina$20suberosa$20/indiantreepix/XtqBmA7HpMI/-VpSNNl4UYoJ> *Erythrina suberosa* called as *Pangari* or *Booch pangara*. Small tree. Bark light grey. corky, cracked, vertical fissures or grooves deep. Branches crooked. Flowers early Feb March; common around Pune.
*Erythrina stricta*. Also called *Pangari*. Large tree. Bark smooth (Not grooved) Branches prickly far more than the above. Flowering season comparatively late- May Observed more in large jungles in Mulshi and others in Konkan not near the city of Pune *I am confused regarding the calyx in your images- in 4th images it appears to be two lipped, but may not be so in other images.* On 12 May 2017 at 15:23, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Radha ji. > But posts in efi site tell an altogether different story. > Pl. see Erythrina suberosa > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/erythrina/erythrina-stricta-var-suberosa> > > As per the following, your plant also appear to be Erythrina suberosa > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/erythrina/erythrina-stricta-var-suberosa> > to > me with calyx being two lipped & bark being not grooved. > > Pl. see the detailed differences as per the following threads: > > As per efi thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/5wkiyksq50M> > : > Calyx not 2 lipped, splitting down to the base, entire at apex is *E. > stricta* > Calyx 2 lipped. not splitting down is *E. suberosa**,* though the bark > and spines may differ. > > As per efi thread: > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Erythrina$20suberosa$20/indiantreepix/XtqBmA7HpMI/-VpSNNl4UYoJ> > *Erythrina suberosa* called as *Pangari* or *Booch pangara*. Small tree. > Bark light grey. corky, cracked, vertical fissures or grooves deep. > Branches crooked. > Flowers early Feb March; common around Pune. > > *Erythrina stricta*. Also called *Pangari*. Large tree. Bark smooth (Not > grooved) Branches prickly far more than the above. Flowering season > comparatively late- May Observed more in large jungles in Mulshi and others > in Konkan not near the city of Pune > > As per efi thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/subject$3AFabaceae-Faboideae$20AND$20subject$3A(Papilionaceae)$20AND$20subject$3AWeek$20AND$20subject$3A$3A$3A$20AND$20subject$3AErythrina$20AND$20subject$3Asuberosa$20AND$20subject$3Ain$20AND$20subject$3Anorthern$20AND$20subject$3AWestern$20AND$20subject$3AGhats/indiantreepix/XtqBmA7HpMI> > : > Of course the *Key in BSI* is very good and depends on calyx spathaceous, > not 2 lipped, splitting down deep to base in *E.variegata* and *E.stricta* > whereas > not so in *E suberosa* where it is not spathaceous and it is more or less > 2 lipped. > > > *I request other members from the area to chip in to sort out this > confusion.* > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: radha veach <[email protected]> > Date: 11 May 2017 at 20:51 > Subject: [efloraofindia:268616] Erythrina stricta Roxb. > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Posting images of *Erythrina stricta* Roxb. from the northern Western > Ghats. These pictures are from two individuals growing quite close to one > another and were taken at different times. This species is by far the most > common wild *Erythrina* in the forests around Mumbai. I have noticed > some variation within the species especially in the appearance of the bark. > Older trees have much more of a corky look with fewer prickles. > > *E. suberosa* is seen more rarely and always in drier, exposed slopes. > The leaves of Erythrina stricta are glabrous and those of Erythrina > suberosa are not. Likewise the pods. > Both trees bloom when leafless and at this time it is easy to confuse the > two, especially as fallen leaves are often burnt in forest fires. It is > almost impossible to distinguish the two species with long shots of the > flowers alone. Good descriptions of both can be found in Pradip Krishen's > Jungle Trees of Central India. > > regards > Radha > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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 2800 members & 2,65,000 messages on 31.3.17) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 2,50,000 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). 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