Thanks Dr. Ayyappan, for the id. I think you are correct! As the photo shows 5 halves, i thought they are from a singe, 5-valved capsule, thus mistook to Meliaceae member.
With regards R. Vijayasankar On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:18 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Dear Colleague, > *Could be Lophopetalum wightianum* Arn. of CELASTRACEAE > refer: http://biotik.org/india/species/l/lophwigh/lophwigh_en.html for > further details > with regards > ayyappan, N." > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > Date: 16 June 2010 20:01 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:38617] Fwd: Dehsicent capsule for > identification > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> > Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "Dr. M. K. Pathak" < > [email protected]>, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>, tanay bose < > [email protected]>, Pravir <[email protected]>, [email protected], > Tabish <[email protected]> > > > This should be a member of Meliaceae only. There are two species in > Mahagony group, Swietenia mahagony and *S. macrophylla* planted in India > (not occur in wild here). The fruit may belong to the latter species, if not > matching to the former one. > http://www.arkive.org/media/8B/8B80EAD3-D342-458A-A125-3DE01E8354B8/Presentation.Large/photo.jpg > > Pl check this link for S. macrophylla, too > http://botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/cr/hdw160399es.jpg > Also pl check it for *Soymida febrifuga*. > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 2:20 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding for Id assistance please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dr. M. K. Pathak <[email protected]> >> Date: 16 June 2010 12:38 >> Subject: Dehsicent capsule for identification >> To: "Dr. J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Dr. Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Recently I have received a capsule (dehisced) for identification. >> Only a brief information is available regarding this as, >> Place of Collection North Bengal. Collected by locals and sold locally for >> ornamental purpose. >> Relevant information: does not match with the pods of *Mahogni* or * >> Bombax.* >> Pl. help me in this regard >> Mithilesh K. Pathak >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > > -- > 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
