trunk of F. religiosa is darker with reddish brown with scales peeling off where as F. rumphii is much brighter with grey or whitish colour and most often comparatively smoother. Regards Pankaj
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:08 PM, satish pardeshi <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanx alot Neil ji for the F. rumphii pics and thanx Singh ji for the > Diagnostic characters for identification. i used to get confused between F. > rumphiii and F. arnottiana > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes Neil ji. F. rumphii is similar to F. religiosa in leaf base being >> truncate or rounded, although tail is 1.5-2.5 cm long like F. arnottiana. In >> above plants leaves are clearly cordate at base, characteristic of C. >> arnottiana. >> >> >> -- >> 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 Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Dr.Pardeshi, >>> Have looked at Renee's photographs again. Don't think it is Ficus >>> rumphii because the base of the leaf is cordate and not truncate. >>> Regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 8/19/10, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Pardeshi S. <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:44859] Re: Ficus arnottiana >>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 9:29 PM >>> >>> I feel the leaves belong to Ficus rumphii. can any body provide images >>> of leaf of F. rumphii too. >>> >>> Regards >>> Satish Pardeshi >>> >>> On Aug 19, 11:10 am, shubhada nikharge >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> wrote: >>> > Dear Renee, >>> > Nice pics of leaves, stipules and figs. Good series of pics. >>> > Attaching the pics of Ficus arnottiana tree taken at Maharashtra Nature >>> Park, >>> > Dharavi, Mumbai in Jan 2009. >>> > >>> > Marathi name : पायर >>> > Family : Moraceae >>> > Cheers, >>> > Shubhada >>> > >>> > "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I >>> can do >>> > something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." >>> > >>> > ________________________________ >>> > From: renee vyas vyas >>> > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> > To: efloraofindia >>> > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> > Sent: Thu, 19 August, 2010 9:31:49 AM >>> > Subject: [efloraofindia:44782] Ficus arnottiana >>> > >>> > Dear Friends, >>> > >>> > I am sharing the pictures of Ficus arnottiana taken in Candolium, North >>> Goa in >>> > 1st week of Aug,10. >>> > >>> > Thanks, with regards, >>> > >>> > Renee >>> > >>> > Ficus arnottiana bark पायर 2009_0118_mnp_0012 e.jpg >>> > 155KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ficus arnottiana bark पायर 2009_0118_mnp_0013 e.jpg >>> > 157KViewDownload >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Satish Pardeshi > Plant Taxonomist > Mumbai, Pune >
