Solanum wightii is the only tree in the genus known to me. I shared a pic of the same few months back and I think the flower does match with it. Pankaj
On Jul 21, 5:08 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “In spite of the label *the tree appears to be Solanum wrightii for several > reasons* > S. wrightii is characterised by flowers which are intitially blue or purple > fading to white, large in size. The plant was uploaded by Pankaj ji few days > back > There is no published name Solanum macrophyllum Hart. according to KEW Plant > List, GRIN, the species is S. macrophyllum Dunal (or Hort. ex Dunal > according to IPNI) which is synonym of S. lanceifolium Jacq. or S. albidum > Dunal. (KEW Plant List). > Hortus Third, the most comprehensive treatise does not list C. macrophyllum, > it,however, lists S. macranthum also having bluish purple flowers fading to > white. Some databases treat S. wrightii and S. macranthum as > synonyms.http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/SOLANUM_MACRANTHUM.htmhttp://plants.jstor.org/upwta/5_227http://mgonline.com/articles/brazilianpotatotree.aspx > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > “Thanks for the ID validation. Shall we take the correct name as : .S. > lanceifolium or S. albidum with S.macranthus as synonym? > Please suggest the valid citation, which can be followed by all. > Furthermore, the tree is in full bloom in Mysore also. This is the flush > season. The tree is always with flowers. There are many trees > nearby my home. I have uploaded the photographs long time back. > Regards, > M.Swamy.” > > “Some research has to be done. Perhaps original description of *S. > macrophyllum* and *S. albidum* Dunal has to be found and then we can compare > with the descriptions of *S. wrightii* and *S. macranthum* to arrive at > formal conclusion. *Right now we can't call it S. macrophyllum.* > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > Date: 10 April 2011 21:04 > Subject: [efloraofindia:66866] Solanaceae Week: Solanum macrophyllum > > 10Apr2011AR01 from Bangalore > To: [email protected] > > Solanaceae Week: Solanum macrophyllum 10Apr2011AR01 from Bangalore > > Photo date: 04 Apr 2008 > Solanum macrophyllum -Hart. > Family: SOLANACEAE > Origin: Mexico > Bangalore > > eflora link:- > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/41c... > > Regards > > - Raghu > > -- > 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 1630 members > & > 73,000 messages on 30/6/11) or Efloraofindia > website:https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database > of > around 5000 species) > > > > DSC_7335a.jpg > 177KViewDownload > > DSC_7335b.jpg > 218KViewDownload > > DSC_7337c.jpg > 164KViewDownload > > DSC_7339d.jpg > 134KViewDownload > > DSC_7341e.jpg > 257KViewDownload
