Forwarding for ID Distributed as Wrightia tinctoria ? <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/a/apocynaceae/wrightia/wrightia-tinctoria-1> Group discussion at Woody shrub for Id 10072013CS1 (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/tYxwbmbA0WQ>
On Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 9:16:20 PM UTC+5:30 radha veach wrote: > Hello everyone, > > sorry to say that it doesn't look like Wrightia arborea to me......The > leaf shape and numbers of lateral nerves are not typical. In the W. arborea > I know there are usually 10 - 12 lateral nerves and the leaves are broader > in the middle. > If the leaves are tomentose (not sure from the picture) then could it be > S. tinctoria ssp. rothii which has puberulous leaves? Otherwise the shape > as well as the old follicles look to me like W. tinctoria. > > regards > Radha > > On Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:43:47 PM UTC+5:30, Vijayasankar wrote: >> >> Thanks Dr. Neil. Your posts with detailed pictures are very helpful. >> >> I opted the name W. pubescens because Flora of China >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=134988> >> treats this and W. arborea seperately. The latter species is characterized >> by the fruits with prominent lenticells (white dots on the surface!) which >> are obvious in the pictures of (fresh) fruits posted by you. I could not >> see such lenticells from the pictures posted by Chitra ji here. >> >> But, I think you are correct by calling the posted plant as W. arborea >> due to the probable size of the fruits, which are seemingly narrower in W. >> pubescens. >> >> Chitra ji, the dried and dehisced fruits (of the previous year) are seen >> just above the fingers in the 2nd picture. >> >> Thank you >> >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Brilliant Dr.Vijayasankar ! It is now called Wrightia arborea [Tambda >>> kuda]. My photographs of this are available at these links : >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Wrightia$20arborea$20Neil$20Soares|sort:relevance/indiantreepix/E4vHFJrBPKE/i7Axc48hpTgJ >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!searchin/indiantreepix/Wrightia$20arborea$20Neil$20Soares|sort:relevance/indiantreepix/3Luy3jIgBDU/QZTU8s2xFGYJ >>> >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Vijayasankar <[email protected]> >>> *To:* Chitra Shanker <[email protected]> >>> *Cc:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:46 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:159951] Woody shrub for Id 10072013CS1 >>> >>> By looking at the spent fruits seen in the picture, I guess this to be >>> of *Wrightia pubescens*. More details may be helpful. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Chitra Shanker <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This plant was being used in panchpatra kashayam in a village. From my >>> gleanings it loks like Wrightia sp possibly W. antidysentrica. Can some >>> body identify this woody shrub. >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Chitra Shanker >>> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >>> Directorate of Rice Research, >>> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/45cdf75c-71f5-4966-8a41-acc8b9c9b0f8n%40googlegroups.com.
