Trevia is thriving very well in the forest of Mumbai, especially at the south end where I have seen many young saplings of the tree coming up without the help from Rhino !
regards, Rashida. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Usha Desai <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > >
