Dear Giby Ji (Similax004), *Cinnamomum tamala* is undoubtedly a valid name as far as I know and not a synonym. You can check out from the following efloras
1. E-FLORA OF CHINA- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008729 2. E-FLORA OF PAKISTAN- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200008729 3. Regards Tanay On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, > > Please do not depend unauthorized internet sites for plant > identification. Have a look at the following link for a blunder. > I strongly feel that we may not be able to id the species of > Cinnamomum from a picture that too when the flowers or fruits are not > available (exception is C riparium). Identification from just leaves > are always confusing for Cinnamomum. Considering the altitude of > Brahmagiri where the photo is taken there are possibilities of other > species too. > > Dear Tanay, > > Is C. tamala a recognized specific epithet or a synonym? I couldnt > find the same in the literature. Would you please provide the > literature/flora where it is given for reference. > > > http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.indianetzone.com/photos_gallery/1/277_Cinnamomum-tamala.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.indianetzone.com/1/tejpat.htm&usg=__uq3ubv8ljYwJQeF4g8G4BKSBNL4=&h=158&w=230&sz=21&hl=en&start=15&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Lmy9-V7Sz0QDAM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=108&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcinnamomum%2Btamala%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1 > > > > Regards > Giby > ATREE, Bangalore > > > > On Apr 17, 9:38 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Raghu Ji, > > I am just using your format to indicate what I could observe in red > letter > > (please don’t mind for using red color and bold text) I am excluding > floral > > and fruit character because it’s absent in the plant…. I am quite sure > it’s > > *C tamala*…… > > > > *Taxonomy* > > > > Trees, medium sized, up to 10 m tall; 2 Meters, Ok OK > > > > branchlets slender. Ok OK > > > > Terminal bud small, -Not clear in my photo ZOOM THE PHOTO YOU CAN SEE IT > AT > > THE APEX OF THE BRANCHES!! > > > > sericeous, (Soft hairs -yes) > > > > 2 bud scales. > > > > *Leaves * > > > > sub-opposite OK OK > > > > or spirally arranged, OK OK > > > > chartaceous (paper like) ONLY FOUND IN MATURE LEAF I HOPE!!! > > > > to sub-coriaceous, > > > > glabrous in mature specimens, As of now no hairs observed (appears > smooth) SIZE > > OF THE LEAVES INDICATE THEY ARE QUITE MATURE NOW !! > > > > ovate, oblong to lanceolate, OK OK > > > > 2.5-8 x 7.5-25 cm, OK OK > > > > apex long acuminate OK OK > > > > base acute; OK OK > > > > above smooth, OK > > > > the main nerves prominulous, PROMINULOUS MEANS SLIGHTLY RAISED ABOVE THE > > TISSUE- OK > > > > below obscurely, > > > > densely minutely reticulate, CAN’T BE SEEN > > > > midrib slender, Ok OK > > > > prominent, OK > > > > basal nerves prominent, OK > > > > 4/5 or more of the lamina length, OK > > > > connected by faint, parallel secondary veins, OK > > > > 3-5 mm apart. OK > > > > Petiole slender, up to 1.5 cm long. OK OK > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Looks like a young Cinnamomum species to me. I'll leave it to the > experts > > > here to provide the correct specific epithet. > > > > > Regards-- > > > Ken. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > *Sent:* Fri, April 16, 2010 8:35:06 AM > > > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:32424] Plant for ID | 16Apr2010AR01 > > > > > Plant for ID | 16Apr2010AR01 > > > (record photo, photographed from 200 meters distance) > > > > > Narimale, Brahmagiri hills, > > > 07Dec2008, Elevation - 1405 meters, > > > Height ~2 meters. Leaf length - 5 inches, > > > Secondary venation - vertical, > > > > > Regards > > > > > Raghu > > > > > -- > > > 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]> > <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%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Tanay Bose > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > > > -- > > 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 athttp:// > 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. > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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