Hi all one interesting fact..... The fruits of Trevia nudiflora are non-succulent,large, and hard and are tasty tit-bits for Rhino's palate.And the seeds are deposited on dung-fertilised mud banks.So all along the river banks frequented by rhinos,trevia trees have consolidated their hold on the the land. *The sad part of the tale is that with the rhino tottering on the brink of extinction,so is trevia.* Whether the trevia goes the way of the dodo tree or if it is destined to be lucky .....remains to be seen. *[reference:Social life of Plants...Sukanya Datta] Usha * On 12 March 2011 21:09, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the beautiful photographs and info. > > On Mar 12, 11:47 am, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Trevia nudiflora L. is a large deciduous tree. Leaves opposite, > > ovate, acuminate, glabrous and bright green above, base cordate, 3-5 > > nerved, petioles 2.5 to 8 cm long, stipules minute, acute, soon falling. > > > > In Dr. Almeida's flora Vol IV -B pg 354, it is mentioned that Nicholson > et > > al (1988) attribute underground water indicator properties to this > species. > > > > The pictures attached are from the Dr. Salim Ali point trail at the south > > end of the forest in Mumbai which is very much sourrounded by lakes. > > > > We generally spell the generic name of this tree as* Trewia* but as per > Kew > > Plant List the accepted name is spelled as *Trevia *and I have followed > the > > same. A short explanation is give about the same in Dr. Almeida's flora > Vol > > IV-B pg 354- and I quote " The generic name *Trewia* is commonly used in > > taxonomic literature. However, the article 13.4 passed at Syndey Congress > > accepts that generic names first published in Species Plantarum should > be > > accepted with same spellings as correct names". > > > > The synonyms as per Kew Plant List are as follows: > > > > Trevia integerrima Stokes > > Trevia macrophylla Roth > > Trevia macrostachya Klotzsch > > Trevia nudiflora var. dentata Susila & N. P. Balakr. > > Trevia nudiflora var (Benth) Susila & N. P. Balakr. > > Trevia nudiflora var. tomentosa Susila & N.P. Balakr. > > Trevia polycarpa Benth. > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > Trevia nudiflora L. (2).JPG > > 345KViewDownload > > > > Trevia nudiflora L..JPG > > 302KViewDownload > > > > Trevia nudiflora foliage.JPG > > 231KViewDownload > > > > Trewia nudiflora L. leaves.JPG > > 114KViewDownload > > > > Trevia nudiflora L. bark.JPG > > 227KViewDownload
