Dear all, *'Lepisanthes tetraphylla' *is called *'Kurp' 'कुर्प' *in Marathi.
Regards, ~Swagat 9223217568 / 9422317979 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/5/24 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Dear members > I had uploaded this plant (photographs 070809GS4 and 070809GS5) on 7th > August, 2009 growing in Herbal Garden Delhi, labelled as Reetha in the > garden. I received two suggestions Lepisanthes tetraphylla by Satish > Pardeshi ji and Sapindus emarginatus by Devendra Bhardwaj ji. Garg ji while > resurfacing it on 21-8-09, did not seem to be agreeing with Sapindus > emarginatus of Devendra ji. and I supported and concluded it being > Lepisanthes. The matter again thrown open after Neil ji suggested > Schleichera oleosa. I promised to have relook at the plant. I have observed > the plant carefully during these 8-9 months, and am inclined to prefer > Lepisanthes tetraphylla, although it looks different from one on > flowersofindia website. Although the leaves resemble Sapindus emarginatus, I > find difficult to ignore the following: > > Inflorescence appeas from the old braches > Tree is clearly evergreen > Fruit is single unit and not of two or three united drupes > Fruit is velvety > > My plant seems to match with following link > > > http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://tnenvis.nic.in/floral_gal/lepisanthestetraphylla.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tnenvis.nic.in/bio_floral.htm&usg=__u-7PTj4zsIRXJISzCeYgLdJhQjI=&h=1057&w=701&sz=160&hl=en&start=1&sig2=zjIj3maIglQPdDFD1DKHRA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=R8UzIk3YFKMsnM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLepisanthes%2Btetraphylla%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=cfr5S71fzLqsB7bXxNMC > > > I am uploading the original two photographs as well as some additional ones > to help you to reach a conclusion. > > -- > 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/ > > -- > 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. > -- 'I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.' - Helen Keller -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
