*Hymenodictyon obovatum**, Wall.; F.B.I. III-36. Brandi's Ind. Trees. 372. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 407. Vern. Kurvi, Mar. *
*----- *A large tree. *Leaves* crowded at the ends of the branches, generally obovate, abruptly acuminate, some of the upper ones oblong or ovate, glabrous on both sides except the axils of the nerves beneaeth, about 4 in. long by 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 broad, pinnate veins rather prominent; petioles 1 1/2 - 2 in. long; stipules ovate or oblong, gland-serrated, deciduous. * Flowers* pentamerous, small, sessile, or sub-sessile furnished with linear, narrow, stiff bracts at their base in dense cylindrical racemes, which are terminal, erect, pubescent, several together, generally simple, rarely with one or two branches, each generally furnished with only one floral leaf just below the flowers, which is a little rugose above, pure white or cream-coloured, beautifully veined and reticulated and slightly pubescent beneath about 2 in. long and on a shining petiole of the same length; sometimes this floral leaf is absent on one or more of the racemes. *Calyx*very hairy, lobes lanceolate, acute. *Stamens* monadelphous in a tube which is adnate to the base of the corolla, but easily separable. *Capsule* 2-celled, 2-valved, dehiscing loculicidally; seeds flat, imbricate, surrounded by a reticulated wing which is bifid at the base. Reference: Forest Flora of Hyderabad State - by M Sharfuddin Khan Tanay On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ms.Chavda, > This is Kuthan [Hymenodictyon obovatum]. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Sat, 6/19/10, shobha chavda <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: shobha chavda <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:38944] Request for ID-190610SC2-which is this tree? > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 5:33 PM > > > Dear All, > Posting a photo of tree taken in Yeoor Jungle on 13.06.2010.The leaves were > very velvety and soft like some tomantosa species.Can you pl. help > identifying? > Thanx, > Shobha > -- > 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. > 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. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- 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.
