Dear Tapas ji, thank you very very much for providing the ID and pointing to the slight variation of the posted plant from *D. spicata *Roxb. Regards. Dinesh
On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 2:06 AM Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, > Thank you for resurfacing. > Well, *Dracaena terniflora *Roxb. is a highly misinterpreted species. It > is now a synonym of *D. elliptica *Thunb. & Dalm. > As regards the images posted here, these are identifiable as *D. spicata > *Roxb., > characterized by the simple inflorescences. However, these images show that > the inflorescences have one or two very short branches towards the base, > i.e. near the apex of the peduncle. Thus it appears to be a slightly > divergent variant of *D. spicata *and it requires further critical field > investigation to ascertain whether this difference merits a distinct > varietal status for this plant.. > With regards, > Tapas Chakrabarty. > > On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 9:07 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Tapas ji, >> Please comment on ID of the posted plant, based on your study and recent >> paper - Conspectus of the genus *Dracaena* (Asparagaceae) in the >> Indo-Burmese region. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, 5 October 2016 at 13:46:13 UTC+5:30 >> Subject: Dracaena terniflora Roxb. :: at various places in Uttara Kannada >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> *Dracaena terniflora* Roxb. ... Asparagaceae ~ Liliaceae ~ Agavaceae ~ >> Dracaenaceae >> at Castle Rock, Uttara Kannada on April 23, 2011 >> >> [image: Dracaena terniflora Roxb.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5657514450%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF7X0UddL6QPZrYrizpAvaL8zbagw> >> >> >> >> at Yana Rocks, Uttara Kannada on December 15, 2012 >> >> [image: Kempu Beru (Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ಬೇರು)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8286187683%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHxmx_QwHekaSWx_NMohNPpeT-pHw> >> >> >> [image: Dracaena terniflora Roxb.] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8286185735%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGKYohGK70tIUsU6b4WQqjkl-oeUw> >> >> >> [image: Manjakkantha (Malayalam: മഞ്ഞക്കാന്ത)] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8287240768%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGZ-gt-tyR0lH6L1tNicSzeltGecQ> >> >> >> >> at Kadra, Uttara Kannada on May 25, 2013 >> >> [image: Dwarf Dracaena] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8892890454%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFLQ6HEbjvL9IhUYBgM11-fa72msQ> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > -- 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/CABSQqC08qeYz9GcLhFKH2EdgXbZP0tYvz7RCUTT4pHEbz5gcyw%40mail.gmail.com.
