I would go with A. hirsutus -- 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 Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:55 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > *“I think it appears more like Artocarpus hirsutus.* > The syncarp is spiny whereas in A.lakoocha it is smooth velvety. > Let us wait for others comments. > Recently I have noticed that Almeida's flora appears to be more descriptive > and there are certain differences between it and the BSI Mah flora which I > have. > You must have checked with Almeida's what does it say about the key related > to this? > Dr Phadke” > > > > “As per Dr. Almeida's flora the fruit size of A. hirsutus is of a lemon. " > ..echinate, the spines(free apices of anthocarps) about 6 mm long, > cylindric, straight, hispid, perforate at the apex for the filiform style, > edible. Seeds 1-2 cm long ovoid." > > The fruits of A.lacucha are "5-8 cm in diameter, lobulate, smooth, velvety, > yellow, edible. Seeds oblong few, broad, about 1 cm across". Hence the > Pics posted are of A. lacucha only. > > regards, > Rashida.” > > > “*I think this is Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trecul . > * > and there are varieties like var. lakoocha, var. gomezianus > and a sub species- ssp. zeylanicus Jarrett . > So the plant from rashida may be var. gomezianus. i think.” from Parjanya > ji. > The pictures of the fruits you posted do not look smooth,velvety,yellow. > They look green, echinate spiny?FOI site shows some different pictures which > match the description of Almeida > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lakoocha.html"; > > "Satish ji Thanks for further information. I am not able to access the FOI > link or the main website. *There have been two other feedbacks : Dr. > Kunhikannan has indicated my pics are of A. hirsutus and Parjanya ji has > indicated species of A.gometzianus.* > *According to me the size and shape of fruit does not match A. hirsutus.*But > it could be the one suggested by Parjanya ji. One more aspect to note is > I have gone by the separate species A. lacucha Buch. - Ham earlier known as > A. lakoocha Roxb.as per Dr. Almeida's flora. > Dr Almeida's flora also has Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trecul earlier > known by the three names as follows : A. lakoocha Roxb. var. gomeziana Wall. > ex Trimen, A. gomezianus Worthington and A. lakoocha auct.(non. Roxb. > 1832). Here the description is " syncarp 2-3 cm wide, sub-globose, green, > later turning orange. " Will await your comments. > regards, > Rashida." > > ".. And in Flora of Kolhapurdistrict (p.447) by Dr. S. R. Yadav and > Sardesai, the classification is like this- > Leaves broadly ovate, grey pubescen beneath, fruits smooth, seeds > compressed- > *Artocarpus gomezianus* Wall. ex > Trecul subsp. zeylanicus Jarrett. > Leaves oblong, rusty tomentose beneath, fruits smooth, seeds globose-- > *Artocarpus lakoocha* Roxb. > * I hope, rashida's plant matches with the first one, > * Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trecul subsp. zeylanicus Jarrett. > Lets see for the further discussion..." from Parjanya ji. > > "*To me also it looks like Artocarpus hirsutus only*. The fruits are > echinate and not smooth. (About 10-15 cm across in size?) As Vijayadas ji > said, the inner pulp (perianth) is very sweet and edible. Its generally > reserved by monkeys in the forest. It is a Red Listed medicinal plant by the > way. > With regards > R. Vijayasankar" > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: rashida atthar <[email protected]> > Date: 4 May 2010 20:41 > Subject: [efloraofindia:33926] Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham. > To: [email protected] > > > > > Saw a fruit in the large tree of Artocarpus lacucha Buch.- Ham.at Aanashi > WLS, Karnataka in the last week of April,'10. > > regards, > Rashida. > > > > ------------------------------ > All the post budget analysis and implications Sign up > now.<http://news.in.msn.com/moneyspecial/budget2010/> > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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