Shrikant ji I just found out that T. elliptica is closer to (or correct name for) T. crenulata (T. tomentosa). If distinct how to differentiate the two. GRIN as well as Useful plants of India treat them distinct (latter T. alata (syn: T. tomentosa) and T. crenulata (T. tomentosa var. crenulata)).
-- 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/ On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Shrikant ji > Perhaps more than 80 per cent trees in our big area of Janak Puri and Vikas > Puri belong to Terminalia that have been confusing me for a long time. > Finally I thought I had solved mystery and identified two species T. arjuna > and T. tomentosa (correctly known as T. crenulata) largely on the basis of > shorter spikes, early flowering April-May, and smaller wings in T. arjuna > and longer spikes, late flowering May-June and longer wings in T. tomentosa, > although I could not verify often mentioned rough bark in latter. With your > identifying above plant as T. elliptica (syn T. alata), I am again in > dilemma as my Brandis Indian Trees does not include either. Could you kindly > tell me how to differentiate T. arjuna from T. elliptica?. > > > -- > 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/ > > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:16 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Terminalia cuneata or Arjun tree. Regards, Shrikant >> >> On May 5, 2:38 pm, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: >> > While we took a small break near the rivers of the Anchetty forests, we >> came across many of these interesting tree species, most of them rested in >> the banks or in the midst of the river, gone dry in summer. The trees in >> these scrub forests are dwarf except in these rivulets where they reach >> great heights upto 120 feet. We watched a number of such trees amidst the >> river during our drive for more than 10 kms (Mar 2010). Wonder how these >> trees withstand the gushing river floods during monsoons. And most >> importantly, these gigiantic trees in the rivers are untouched by human >> hands. At Hogenakkal, while hitching a ride on the coracle, the boatman >> would often take us around these trees! Some of these magnificent trees >> are several centuries old (200-350 years approx) >> > Probably Mekedatu, Muttati in Karnataka, Anchetty and Hogenakal on the >> Tamilnadu-Karnataka border are the best places to see tree kinds in the mid >> of river cauvery river. I suppose Terminalia arjuna, grows quite tall and >> are found in good numbers in the turbulent Cauvery river. >> > >> > Date/Time- >> > 08 Mar 2010 >> > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- >> > Amidst the dry river stream, Anchetty - Hogenakal, Tamil Nadu >> > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- >> > River banks, streams, rivulets, Wild, forest >> > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- >> > Tree >> > Height/Length- >> > 50-60 feet >> > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- >> > alternate, elliptic, 5 inches >> > Inflorescence Type/ Size- >> > - >> > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- >> > Not seen >> > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- >> > 5 winged fruit, Brownish red >> > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Definitely not >> a Vitex leucoxylon tree / T.elliptica /T. crenulata >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > >> > DSC_0110a8.jpg >> > 151KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0110a10.jpg >> > 74KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0116_Leaf11.jpg >> > 63KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0115_Seeds.jpg >> > 81KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0105a_Tree1.jpg >> > 190KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0111a_Trunk.jpg >> > 164KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0112TrunkUpper.jpg >> > 187KViewDownload >> > >> > DSC_0116_LeafCloseUp.jpg >> > 85KViewDownload >> >> -- >> 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. 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/ > > x -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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