Yes, Robi is right.. Alnus nepalensis belongs to Betulaceae Commonly known as Nepal Alder is a large deciduous tree with bark which is dark green, and can become silvery-grey in the open. Male flowers are borne in slender catkins, up to 12 cm long. Female flowers are borne in avoid cone-like clusters, up to 1.5 cm long, which become woody. Leaves are elliptic to ovate with rounded or shortly pointed tip. Margins are sometimes wavy. Nutlet has a narrow papery wing. Wood of this tree is soft and light, and easily worked. It is occasionally used for making boxes and in light construction, and as firewood. Bark is used for deying and tanning. Nepal Alder is found in the Himalayas, from Himachal Pradesh to SW China and Burma, at altitudes of 1000-3000 m. It is often planted to prevent landslides. Flowering: October-December.
SANTHOSH .......................................................................... Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR MSc, PhD, FIAT, FABSc, FLS *Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBG&RI),* Palode, Karimancode P.O. Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala, India Mobile: +91 8547825373 www.drsanthosh.wikifoundry.com <http://www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com> Please consider your environmental responsibility:Before printing this e-mail, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy! On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 07:20, Robi Jose <[email protected]> wrote: > It is Alnus Nepalensis, It is exotic and common in Munnar > > Robi > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:26 PM Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ulmaceae? >> >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 14:13 Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes Santhosh ji, >>> I started thinking so. Please bring out the name. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 09:34 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Santhosh ji. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 05:19, Dr E S Santhosh Kumar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> GargJi, >>>>> This neither Aporosa nor a Euphorbiaceae member.... I forget its name >>>>> for now.. will let you know later.... >>>>> >>>>> SANTHOSH >>>>> >>>>> .......................................................................... >>>>> Dr. E S SANTHOSH KUMAR MSc, PhD, FIAT, FABSc, FLS >>>>> *Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute >>>>> (JNTBG&RI),* >>>>> Palode, Karimancode P.O. >>>>> Thiruvananthapuram-695562 >>>>> Kerala, India >>>>> Mobile: +91 8547825373 >>>>> www.drsanthosh.wikifoundry.com <http://www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com> >>>>> >>>>> Please consider your environmental responsibility:Before printing >>>>> this e-mail, ask yourself whether you need a hard copy! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 at 15:54, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>>>>> >>>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>>> Either *Aporosa fusiformis or A. cardiosperma. *Not possible to say >>>>>> without the female flowers!- from Tapas ji. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Leaves look different from any of the species available in efi site >>>>>> so far or in Biotik: >>>>>> >>>>>> Aporosa cardiosperma >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/phyllanthaceae/aporosa/aporosa-lindlindleyana> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Aporosa indoacuminata >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/phyllanthaceae/aporosa/aporosa-acuminata> >>>>>> >>>>>> Aporosa octandra >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/phyllanthaceae/aporosa/aporosa-octandra> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From Biotik <http://www.biotik.org/species_list_india.html>: >>>>>> >>>>>> - *Aporosa acuminata* >>>>>> <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/aporacum/aporacum_en.html> >>>>>> Thw. (*Aporosa indo-acuminata* Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. sp. nov. as >>>>>> per Flora of India Vol. 23 (2012)) >>>>>> - *Aporosa bourdillonii* >>>>>> <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/aporbour/aporbour_en.html> >>>>>> Stapf >>>>>> - *Aporosa fusiformis* >>>>>> <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/aporfusi/aporfusi_en.html> >>>>>> Thw. >>>>>> - *Aporosa lindleyana* >>>>>> <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/aporlind/aporlind_en.html> >>>>>> (Wt.) Bail. *Aporosa lindleyana* (Wight) Baill. is a synonym >>>>>> <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#synonym> of *Aporosa >>>>>> cardiosperma* >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/p/phyllanthaceae/aporosa/aporosa-lindlindleyana> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>> From: Prashant Awale <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 at 23:52 >>>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:304974] ID Request- Munnar-PKA12 >>>>>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>>> >>>>>> This tree was spotted near Top-Station, Munnar. >>>>>> >>>>>> Looks like some Aporosa sp. 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