Hi Dr. Phadke, Have seen a few trees of Spondias acuminata in the Borivali N.P. and also on the Leopard trail at C.E.C., Goregaon. At Shahapur have seen only one specimen in the wild, so would agree that it is relatively uncommon. Regards, Neil.
--- On Mon, 5/10/10, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:34362] DV - 14APR10 - 0138 :: ¿ Spondias acuminata ? To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Neil Soares" <[email protected]>, "Nayan Singh" <[email protected]>, "Vijayasankar Raman" <[email protected]>, "Muthu Karthick" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 9:38 PM No responses (?) Spondias genus seems to be rather uncommon. Rashida ji Prashant ji Pravin ji and those who have seen a lot of Western ghat flora what are your opinions?and of course Neil ji if he has not yet left fot the trip of Northeast. On 9 May 2010 12:29, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Resurfacing again for ID confirmation -- 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/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:27 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:32434] DV - 14APR10 - 0138 :: ¿ Spondias acuminata ? To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Dear friends, Could provide very scant information; the leafless tree in far distance attracted me due to its cream-coloured inflorescence. The photos too may not provide much clues to ID; yet hoping to get some info. Date/Time : April 14, 2010 at 1.38pm IST Location Place : Palghar Road (Ghat section) Altitude : 82 m GPS : 19°42'0.75"N, 72°49'17.99"E Habitat : wild Type : mixed deciduous forest Plant Habit : medium sized deciduous tree Height : 15 - 20 ft Length : - not a climber - Leaves Type : do not know Shape : do not know Size : do not know Inflorescence Type : panicle Size : can not guess Flowers Size : can not guess Colour : off-white Calyx : do not know Bracts : - no bracts - Fruits Type : do not know Shape : do not know Size : do not know Seeds : do not know Other Info Fragrance : do not know Pollinator : do not know Uses : do not know Thoughts exchanged between Satish (Pardeshi) ji and me at Google Buzz put here: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x satish pardeshi - first two pic look like that of Spondias!!! Dinesh Valke - yes !!! ... many thanks, Satish ji. satish pardeshi - Palghar is really nice place, i have been there a few times... the estuary, the beaches, the forest on the hills along the highway, the water bodies and the wadis of the local people for growing vegetables and fruit... all is really nice. Dinesh Valke - Satish ji ... on second thoughts ... slightly not confident about the plant being S. pinnata. Have got few views of S. pinnata seen at Yeoor Hills and near Revdanda ... http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Spondiaspinnata&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags The inflorescence in my earlier views, seem to be wiry and relatively longer and much more branched. Your thoughts please. satish pardeshi - Yes Dinesh ji it is different from ur pics at flicr...i am pretty sure this is of Spondias species. Dinesh Valke - Cooke's Flora of Bombay describes two species: S. mangifera ( syn. of S. pinnata ) and lesser known S. acuminata. Key described: Panicle 12 - 15 in. long; stone rough ................................. S. mangifera Panicle 6 - 8 in. long; stone smooth .................................. S. acuminata Another difference found in the descriptions: S. mangifera: ... bark smooth, ash coloured, branches nearly horizontal; ... leaflets 3 - 5 pairs and a terminal one ... S. acuminata: ... bark smooth, olive-grey; branches spreading in all directions from erecto-patent above to divaricate below ... leaflets 5 - 8 pairs (and a terminal one) ... BUT the book mentions that existence of S. acuminata in Bombay Presidency is somewhat doubtful, ... Cooke had seen one imperfect specimen from the hills of Kanheri, not differing from S. mangifera !! Satish ji, do you think this plant to be S. acuminata OR yet some other species of Spondias ? 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