Yes it is Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. (syn. Mappia foetida) from family Icacinaceae Locally Narkya in Maharashtra,,, illegally seeds and barks of the plant are exported from the forest as they are used in disease Cancer. (Alkaloid Camptothecin is extracted)
regards, On 6/16/11, ajinkya gadave <[email protected]> wrote: > * **Nothapodytes nimmoniana 100%* > * > * > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “*I think your plant is Nothapodytes nimmoniana* but having holes in the >> leaves is not diagonistic to this plant. Theseholes may be dure to insect >> or >> fungal invasion! Kindly check couple of more photos from the link provided >> below, an intact plant doesn't have these holes. >> http://www.biotik.org/india/species/n/nothnimm/nothnimm_en.html >> Regards >> Tanay” >> >> >> >> “the leaves are clustered at the end of the branches and are not >> opposite, so it *should be Mappia foetida*. >> >> navendu” >> >> >> >> “Dear Tanay Ji, I know this is not a sign for ID, but I said probably >> seen in Mappia foetida. >> Almost 90% of the photoes on your thread also showing this feature. >> Only tender leaves are not showing. Also one thing is that Branches >> are having small white dotts which may be absent in Pavetta. Pavetta >> leaf held against sunlight shows bacterial glands. Which are absent in >> Mappia foetida. >> Thanx. >> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune.” >> >> "*Nothapodytes nimmoniana (syn. Mappia foetida*, Nothapodytes foetida, >> Stemonurus foetidus, Premna nimmoniana) ... is commonly known as: fetid >> tree, stinking plant • Kannada: ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ ಮರ durvaasane mara • Konkani: >> घाणेरा ghanera • Malayalam: പീനാറി pinaari • Marathi: घाणेरा ghanera, >> नरक्या >> narkya • Tamil: அரளி arali, பில்லிபிச்சு pillipiccu" from Dinesh ji >> >> ""As per The Plant List, *there are two different accepted species *as >> below: >> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50249349 (*Nothapodytes foetida >> * (Wight) Sleumer Syn: Mappia foetida (Wight) Miers) >> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50323224 (*Nothapodytes >> nimmoniana* (J. Graham) Mabb.) >> What's the correct name for the posted species ?" from me." >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: arvind kadus <[email protected]> >> Date: 5 October 2010 22:54 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:49551] Request for ID – 040910SC1 >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> I think this is Nothapodytes nimmoniana i.e. Narakya. >> Leaves are with tiny holes, which probably seen in Narakya only. >> Pavetta leaf for comparison. >> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them >> for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & >> 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of >> around 5000 species) >> >> > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
