Thanks a lot, Singh ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg On Sun, 2 Apr, 2023, 04:36 Gurcharan Singh, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes Garg ji, your interpretation is correct. My submissions from Delhi as > well as from California are subsp. viscosa. > > On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 8:49:39 PM UTC+5:30 Santhan P wrote: > >> Mathew flora of Tamilnadu carnatic also discussed about this. Thanks Garg >> ji for you clear analysis. >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:16:12 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >>> >>> There has been a lot of confusion as to whether our plants posted in >>> efloraofindia at Dodonaea viscosa >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea/dodonaea-viscosa>are >>> Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia or Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa. >>> Pl. see confusion in various sources at Dodonaea >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea>. >>> However, most of the sources generally point towards Dodonaea viscosa >>> subsp. viscosa >>> In Celastraceae & Sapindaceae Fortnight : Sapindaceae : Dodonaea >>> viscosa : Oman : 090114 : AK-3 >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/1G-jOER02vs>, >>> one of our member has stated that The plant of *Dodonaea* is available >>> in India are mostly *D. angustifolia*.... in most of flora it is >>> identified as *D. viscosa*.... It will be better to consult Flora of >>> Kerala and Leenhouts, P.W. 1983. Notes on Extra-Australian species of >>> *Dodonaea*. Blumea 28 (2): 271-289. >>> As per Pl@ntUse >>> <https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Dodonaea_viscosa_(PROTA)>: >>> The genus *Dodonaea* comprises about 60 species, which are almost all >>> restricted to Australia, suggesting Australia is an evolutionary centre of >>> dispersal. In Australia, *Dodonaea viscosa*is described as having seven >>> subspecies, which are largely geographically distinct. In tropical Africa, >>> 2 varieties of *Dodonaea viscosa* are distinguished: the coastal var. >>> *viscosa*, which has usually bisexual, whitish flowers, a strongly >>> 2-lobed scar of fallen sepals beneath the fruit and not or only slightly >>> compressed seeds, and the mainly inland var. *angustifolia* (L.f.) >>> Benth., which has usually shorter and narrower leaves, usually unisexual, >>> greenish-yellow flowers, a more or less annular scar of fallen sepals >>> beneath the fruit and more compressed seeds. These differences are >>> sometimes considered sufficient to distinguish 2 separate species, the >>> latter variety given specific rank (as *Dodonaea angustifolia* L.f.). >>> >>> However, I got a difference from a very authentic source Austraian >>> Native Plants Society <http://anpsa.org.au/d-vis.html>, where all 7 >>> subsp. are given. >>> >>> *Dodonaea viscosa* is a very variable species with several subspecies >>> recognized. In habit it ranges from a small shrub to a small tree up to 8 >>> metres high. Features of the various subspecies found in Australia are: >>> >>> - subsp.*viscosa* - compact, spreading shrub 1 - 3 metres high. * >>> The leaves are wedge-shaped (cuneate) to narrow-obovate (egg-shaped), >>> 1.5 - >>> 3 cm long with a short, blunt point or occasionally 2 - 3 toothed. *This >>> subspecies is generally found in mallee scrub to open forests in South >>> Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Pl. see details at Australian >>> Tropical Rainforest Plants >>> >>> <http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFK7/key/RFK7/Media/Html/entities/Dodonaea_viscosa_subsp._viscosa.htm> >>> - subsp.*burmanniana* - small tree 2 - 6 metres high with *narrower >>> and longer leaves than subsp.viscosa (6.5 - 15 cm long). *This >>> subspecies is found from north eastern New South Wales to north-east >>> Queensland. >>> - subsp.*angustifolia* - compact shrub to 3 metres high with* much >>> narrower leaves than subsp.burmanniana and of similar length. *This >>> subspecies is found from south east Queensland to Victoria. Pl. see Plant >>> Net >>> >>> <http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Dodonaea~viscosa+subsp.~angustifolia> >>> and POWO >>> <http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:923216-1> >>> . >>> >>> >>> - Going through our posts, Dodonaea viscosa >>> >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea/dodonaea-viscosa>, >>> our posts are correctly placed as Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa. >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> -- > 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/0ebd5ce7-4b61-4ce8-9fb6-86d66e6d9ae9n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/0ebd5ce7-4b61-4ce8-9fb6-86d66e6d9ae9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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