Dear All, With ref. to these pictures this plant seems to be highted more than 5 to 7 feets. R. densiflora, all the plants I have seen are taller than 5 feet.In case of R. tetraphylla, the hight of the plant is limited to max. 2 feets. berries also small. Attaching herewith the pictures of the same R. densiflora Regards, Dr. Kadus Arvind
On Jul 23, 12:31 am, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Please have a look at this link of > *R.densiflora*:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1... > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all I think this is R. densiflora as Shrikant ji said. There are > > plenty of plants in Amboli area, Leaves are much larger than that of > > R. tetraphylla, fruits also in bigger size than that of R.tetraphylla. > > When rippened they become black while in R.tetraphylla they turned red > > and then black. My observation. I am having three baby plants planted > > in my house collected from Amboli. > > Thanx. > > regards, > > Dr.Kadus Arvind Pune. > > > On Jul 17, 11:59 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > As Shrikant Ji stated this plant is indeed *Rauvolfia verticillata* > > *(Lour.) > > > Baill. **Engl. Though the plant mimicries the leaf morphology and > > phyllotaxy > > > observed in **Rauvolfia tetraphylla **(i.e. unequal leaves in terminal > > > whorl) still it has some floral characters and inflorescence diagnostic > > to > > > the particular species for example nodal inflorescence (cyme), *Corolla > > > white, corolla tube cylindrical, lobes broadly elliptic or ovate. > > > > *Rauvolfia verticillata **is also known to possess high medicinal > > values.* > > > > * * > > > > *Regards* > > > > *Tanay* > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Many thanks Shrikant ji, and Prashant ... was not aware of this species > > of > > > > *Rauvolfia* ... finding it to be native of India. > > > > And of course, with light thrown on ID, seeing clear difference in > > flowers > > > > of *tetraphylla* and *verticillata*. > > > > > Regards. > > > > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > >> Dear Dinesh, > > > >> Thanks for the lead. I think this should be *Rauvolfia verticillata.* > > > >> regards > > > >> Prashant > > > > >> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Dinesh Valke < > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >>> ... the American serpentwood, *Rauvolfia tetraphylla*. > > > >>> Regards. > > > > >>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > >>>> Dear Friends, > > > >>>> Requesting ID for this Shrub. > > > > >>>> Date/Time: 17-07-2010 / 01:50PM > > > >>>> Location: Matheran > > > >>>> Habitat: Wild > > > >>>> Plant Habit: Shrub (Approx. 1.5 to 2 m) > > > >>>> Leaves: Opposite, approx. 4 to 10cm, shining, petiole around 4 to 5 > > mm. > > > >>>> Flower: white, approx. 1.5cm > > > > >>>> regards > > > >>>> Prashant > > > > -- > > > Tanay Bose > > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > > 9830439691(Mobile)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
