Dear Tapas Sir, Thank you for the ID however not much ref and images found in the web to tally. Found some description which is submitted herewith.
7. Tertiary veins scalariform or reticulate-scalariform; leaves verticillate or subverticillate ..................................................................................................... 8 8. Fruit ellipsoid ........................................................................ 10. A. sikkimensis 10. Actinodaphne sikkimensis Meisn. in DC., Prodr. 15(1): 213. 1864. Type: not located. Fig. 2 F–H. Small to medium-sized tree, 6–20 m high, dbh 20–30 cm. Twigs slender, juvenile shoot pubescent. Bark grey to brown, cracking, inner bark yellowish brown. Terminal buds perulate with imbricate scales, elliptic-oblanceolate, 0.8–1 cm long, velutinous. Leaves subverticillate of 4–6 leaves; blade lanceolate-elliptic, 10–14 by 2–4 cm; apex acuminate to caudate; base cuneate; margin entire; chartaceous, greenish and almost shining above, velutinous when young, glabrous on both surfaces sometimes puberulous beneath when mature, glaucous beneath; midrib sunken above, raised beneath, puberulous on both surfaces, secondary veins 8–12 pairs, at an angle of 30º–50º from the midrib, raised on both surfaces, arching and looping near margin, tertiary veins reticulate-scalariform, slightly distinct above, distinct beneath. Petiole slender, 0.5–1 cm long, puberulous. InÀ orescences fasiculate, 0.6–1.2 cm in diam., axillary or borne along twigs between whorls of leaves. Staminate À ower: pedicels 3 mm long, velutinous; perianth lobes ellipticoblong, 3–3.2 by 1–1.2 mm, glabrous inside, velutinous outside, stamens 9 (–10), anther oblong, 2 mm long, ¿ lament 4 mm long, villous. Pistillate À ower: pedicels 3 mm long, velutinous; perianth lobes elliptic-oblong, 3–3.2 by 1–1.2 mm, glabrous inside, velutinous outside; ovary ovoid, ca. 1 by 1 mm, glabrous, style slender, 0.5–1 mm long, glabrous, stigma peltate; staminodes 9 (–10), 3-lobed, 2 mm long, glabrous. Infructescences each bearing 1–5 fruits. Fruit ellipsoid, 7–8 mm in diam.; apex apiculate; young fruits green, mature fruits red, drying black; mature perianth tube shallowly cupshaped, 7–8 mm in diam., glabrous on both sides; pedicels thick, 0.7–1.5 cm long, puberulous. Thailand.— NORTHERN: Nan (Doi Phuka National Park), Phitsanulok (Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park); NORTHEASTERN: Loei (Phu Luang Wildlife Santuary, Phu Kra Dueng National Park). Distribution.— India (Sikkim). Ecology.— Lower montane forest, near streamside, alt. 1,000–1,400 m; À owering: November-January; fruiting: March-July. Vernacular.— Tong Lat Sikkim (°Š ¨µ·„…·¤). Specimens examined.— L.B., E.C. Abbe & T. Smitinand 9428 (BKF, K); P. Srisanga et al. 2278 (QBG); M. Tanaros 7 (BKF),18 (BKF), 20 (BKF), 31 (BKF). Duid not find any source to verify the Nepali names. Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 6:17 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Tapas ji > > On Tue 3 Jul, 2018, 4:13 PM Tapas Chakrabarty, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I arrived at this conclusion after seeing all genera and species recorded >> from that area. The inflorescence type is unusual and the same was noted by >> JD Hooker. Flora Bhutan recognized this species. Flora of India publication >> by Gangopadhyay is awaited. >> >> On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 09:35 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Please check the following: >>> *Actinodaphne sikkimensis *Meisn. in DC., Prodr. 15(1): 213. 1864; >>> Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 147. 1887; D.G.Long in Grierson & D.G.Long, Fl. >>> Bhutan1(2): 281. 1984. >>> Nep.: *Rudilo, Sik siki, Phurke Sikkim. * >>> *- from Tapas ji. * >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sat 23 Jun, 2018, 1:58 PM >>> Subject: SK1225 23 JUNE 2018 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, J.M. Garg < >>> [email protected]>, Tabish <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> Location: Sakiyong Khasmahal, Pedong Reshi Rd, India >>> Date: 16 May 2018 >>> Altitude: 5550 ft. >>> Habit : Wild >>> >>> Lauraceae family?? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >> -- 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.
