I still go with Malus
-- 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/ 2010/10/14 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > “This* seems like Pear (Pyrus sp.)* to me and not Apple (Malus sp.), cant > say which species or variety. > Regards > Pankaj.” > > > > “It can be a good puzzle, the young emerging leaves of pear often look like > apple, but mature leaves are much different, acuminate at tip and glossy and > glabrous. Here *although the fruits look like pear, the mature leaves > alongside definitely look like apple.* > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > “*This is Pyrus* because the fruits of pear snorted base whereas the apple > has a tapering base. Kindly see the attached picture for what I exactly > wanna say. > > Tanay” > > > "*I'm voting for Malus due to leaf serration and pink tinge of flowers.*Pyrus > typically has pure white flowers and glossy, smooth-margined leaves. > > Were there any thorns? Pyrus often has them; Malus does not. > > Regards-- > Ken." > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Samir Takaochi <[email protected]> > Date: 2010/7/31 > Subject: [efloraofindia:42880] Pyrus pyrifolia or Malus pumila? > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, Thank you always for your kind advice. > > I think attached photo is Pyrus pyrifolia or Malus pumila* *which I took > Ramgarh near Nainital. But could you advice name? > > If possible could you advice varaety further ? > > Samir Takaochi > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1400 members & > 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4050 species on > 21/8/10) > >
