The presence of one/two gland/s on the base of the back side of leaves are characteristics of most of the species of Terminalia.
The tree in the picture could be mostly T. arjuna. By the way, do you have a close up of the leaf of this plant? What was the vegetation type? Evergreen or Deciduous? Regards, Giby On Mar 23, 8:53 am, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > Would like to add one more characteristic to the above : two glands on each > side can be seen at the back of the leaf on the leaf stalk. This is > very characteristic of Terminalia arjuna. > > regards, > Rashida. > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > To some extent it looks like T.arjuna. You may like to do the following to > > confirm the id: > > 1. Pl look for fallen fruits (5-winged/angled) and leaves (simple, unlobed, > > oblong-lanceolate...), and share the pictures here. > > 2. make a slight cut in the bark to observe fleshy pinkish red inner bark. > > 3. observe the habitat. T.arjuna usually grows near watercourses. > > 4. try to record the local name & use of the tree. > > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:15 AM, PUTTARAJU K > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> tO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS t.aRJUNA,pL COMMENT > > >> Date/Time-: 13/03/11 - 1 1:40 > > >> Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs > > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild > > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Tree > > >> Height/Length-17m > > >> -- > >> With Regards, > >> PUTTARAJU K, > >> SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, > >> KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, > >> POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, > >> KARNATAKA -581400 > >> MOB : 9448999150 > >> EMAIL : [email protected] > >> [email protected]
