Dear Rashidaji, *con·choi·dal*: Denoting a type of fracture in a solid (such as flint or quartz) that results in a smooth rounded surface resembling the shape of a scallop shell.
Dear Sathishji, Did you checked with *Phyllanthus indofischeri* Bennet? It differs in size of leaf and no. of pairs in a rachis and fruit (wild) size. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rashida ji > This is what I liked. Finding out some characters from the photographs. > As non botanists I am not conversant with handling herbarium > specimens.Photographing can find at least some.... > Dr Phadke > > > On 14 March 2011 21:04, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If the pictures are so good, keep them coming Satish ji , thanks. These >> are also complementary to the wonderful ones uploaded by Dr. Gurcharan ji >> last week. Here the fimbriate bracts at the base of flowers are clearly >> seen and the distichous sub-sessile leaves. The bark peels off in >> conchoidal flakes ! (Can someone Please explain what exactly is the meaning >> of conchoidal ?). >> >> Amlas are great to have in the field, dried, salted and sweetend ones.!! >> Family now is *Phyllanthaceae : Phyllanthus emblica L.* >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Really nice photographs, Satish ji >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> *Phyllanthus emblica* >>>> Though the EUPHORBIACEAE WEEK is over I couldn't resist posting the good >>>> specimen of flowers which I observed yesterday in Smruti Udyan Pune. >>>> Dr Phadke >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
