Forwarding for ID Distributed as Lagerstroemia species ? <https://efloraofindia.com/2012/07/22/lagerstroemia-species-1/> Group discussion at NAKED TREE ID----12th DECEMBER 2011----S.S---005--- Gantok Botanic Garden. (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/bJ4OqbcUxKA> On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:25:45 PM UTC+5:30 Plantaholic Sheila wrote:
> Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy has kindly suggested... > > "It could be Lagerstroemia microcarpa? endemic tree to the Western > Ghats. > Since this is from a Botanical Garden.my guess > L. microcarpa." > > Interesting. Thank you for that suggestion. > > I wondered whether its bark had been striped off for a purpose, like > cork on a Quercus suber. > > I do hope Pankaj will be able to find out for me. > Sheila. > > ========================================================= > > On Dec 13, 8:13 am, Plantaholic Sheila <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Thank you for replying Pankaj. > > > > "Sorry I did not manage to take the leaves, as a torrential downpour > > drove us into the immaculately maintained greenhouse." > > I just found the texture of the tree fascinating. > > > > Sheila. > > ========================================== > > > > On Dec 13, 4:42 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Oh, I imagine what I should look here to id. > > > Do you have pics of leaves by any chance? > > > Pankaj > > > > > On Dec 12, 10:44 pm, "PlantaholicSheila" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Help with id please. > > > > > > Pic taken on 31st March 2011. @ 15.07 > > > > > > This very naked tree was in LLoyds Botanic Garden. Gantok. West > Bengal. > > > > > > It had no label. > > > > > > I could not tell if the trees bark had been stripped deliberately or > not. > > > > > > Underneath was just amazing, it was so beautifully soft. Very > tactile. A bit like Suede in texture. > > > > > > Sorry I did not manage to take the leaves, as a torrential downpour > drove us into the immaculately maintained greenhouse. > > > > > > Maybe someone on this forum will visit the Botanic Garden and could > ask for the name of this tree. Or possibly even know the people how work in > the herbarium. > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > Sheila. > > > > > > Habitat-.... Botanic Garden > > > > > > Plant Habit-.... Tree > > > > > > Other info.... None! Sorry. > > > > > > 005 31-03-2011 15-08-36.JPG > > > > 418KViewDownload > > > > > > 005 31-03-2011 15-07-08.JPG > > > > 172KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- 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/4ae962ae-8bab-4b2b-bad6-277c26830eb8n%40googlegroups.com.
