Thank you Dr. Kunhikannan ji. It should be most probably a Croton species. In the floras I checked, the matching Mallotus sp. is mentioned as having 50 or more stamens. This plant has around 15 to 20 stamens.
regards, Rashida, On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:42 PM, C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]>wrote: > the plant is either Croton or Mallotus sp. opposite leaves are > unequal, a feature of these genera. > Kunhikannan > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:13 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > > Earlier feedback > > Neil ji..................................................... This could > be a > > Litsea species possibly Litsea deccanensis. > > Rashida ji................................................Thanks a lot > for > > the lead Neil. Seems to match. But a doubt due to the description as per > > Dr. Almeida's flora wherein in the species L. deccanensis key is > mentioned > > as "Perianth segments inconspicuous or absent." I am not sure, but > perianth > > segment are seen here right? > > -- > > 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/ > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 7:55 AM > > Subject: [efloraofindia:51952] Request for ID - 261010RA1 > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Request ID of this small tree seen flowering at Matheran, Mah. last > weekend. > > Thankyou. Would be nice to get the ID of the Snake Id too, was told it > was > > poisonous! > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. C.Kunhikannan, > Division of Biodiversity, > Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, > Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, > Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu. >
