Muthu ji & Dinesh ji I think both of you are right. I find no contradiction. It should be M. azedarach.
-- 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 Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Muthu ji ... my references are NPGS / GRIN, Wikipedia, FOI, and Digital > Dictionaries of South Asia. > Hopefully, we will get some validating comments. > > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the information Dineshji. >> My source of reference is K.M.Matthew's Excursion Flora of Central TN >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Muthu ji ... *Melia azedarach* is native to India. >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Shobaji, >>>> Is this one-seeded fruit? >>>> If the staminal column and petals are Lilac coloured, then it should be >>>> *Melia azedarach* L., a medium-sized introduced tree. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Srry for the spelling mistake. >>>>> Promila >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Could it be melia azadirach. >>>>>> Promila >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not Melia azadirachta (now Azadirachta indica, the Neem tree) which >>>>>>> has unipinnate leaves, toothed leaflets and white flowers. This should >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> Melia azedarach or M. dubia. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Senthilkumar < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes. It starts to flower now and ends with fruiting in the month of >>>>>>>> November. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 21 July 2010 17:54, shobha chavda <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is this the flowering season of this species? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Shobha >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Dinesh Valke < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ... or *Melia azedarach*, the Persian lilac tree ? >>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Muthu Karthick < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *Melia dubia*? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, shobha chavda <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Request for ID – 210710SC1 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dear All, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Can u pl.help me in identifying this tree? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Date / Time – 16th July 2010 / 15.50 pm. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Rey Roard,Mumbai >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Urban >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – A Tree >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Height /Length – about 20 ft. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Leaves Type / Shape / Size – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Inflorescence Type /Size –Lavander colour >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shobha >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>>>>>>>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>>>>>>>>> Care Earth Trust >>>>>>>>>>> Chennai - 61 >>>>>>>>>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U. >>>>>>>> BSI & School of Ecology and Conservation, >>>>>>>> University of Agricultural Sciences, >>>>>>>> Bangalore-560 065. >>>>>>>> Karnataka, India >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> x >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>> Care Earth Trust >>>> Chennai - 61 >>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> Chennai - 61 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> > >

