Kew Plant List treats E. aspera as synonym of E. laevis
-- 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 Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > The key in BSI Flora of Mah. > 1. Flowers usually in terminal corymbose-cymes E.aspera. > 1. Flowers in axillary or lateral or terminal lax cymes of > unilateral spikes or racemes: > 2. Leaves symmetric, dark brown when dry, cymes > longer than 1/2 the length of lamina > E.indica > 2. Leaves asymmetric, pale greenish when dry, cymes > longer than lamina > E. laevis > Ehretia aspera is very common around Pune while E laevis is relatively > rare. > My field observation : Generally A. aspera are shrub like. The leaves are > rough as against glabrous in Ehretia laevis > Will wait for further comments. > Dr Phadke > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir Agree with your observations. As it is being identified as E leavis by >> us/our teachers and none of the flora of haryana by Jain etal as well as >> Kumar reported E obtusifolia from Haryana, so we have not even tried to >> think about other sp. Perhaps a great mistake. one more thing it is very >> common in Karnal Panipat distriact so a how a taxonomist can skip this while >> working on flora of such a small and easily approachable state. >> Thanks for clarifying the situation. However i will try to visit that >> place again to see the situation Again (Tree/shrub) >> Thanks >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Balkar ji >>> There are a few things I find difficult yo ignore. >>> >>> 1. Ehretia laevis is one of the few very early flowering trees in Delhi, >>> starting its flowering towards end of February and flowering season ends >>> around 10th of March. Even fruits are fully mature in June You have >>> photographs well flowering plant 18 June. >>> >>> 2. I have checked my photographs from Delhi, the corolla is clearly with >>> acute tips. Yours has corolla lobes with rounded tips. >>> >>> 3. The leaves of E. laevis are acute to acuminate. Yours new photograph >>> shows obtuse leaves. >>> >>> 4. E. laevis is a tree. You say it is perhaps a shrub. >>> >>> All these suggest your plant to be E. obtusifolia. You may please check. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Satish Ji, Gurcharan Ji and HS Ji >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes it is Ehretia laevis,, lovely pic... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sir Pics were taken on 18 june 2011 as printed on pics itself. In >>>>>> those days i was on Flying Squad duty in Colleges of karnal. Although it >>>>>> was >>>>>> not so small we may say it woody shrub or small tree. attaching i more >>>>>> photo >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ehretia laevis, I hope you have photographed it in April-May, when it >>>>>>> flowers in Delhi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected] >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It may be *Ehretia aspera* if it is a shrub rather than a tree. If >>>>>>>> you have more closeup pictures of leaves it will be useful for >>>>>>>> differentiating...(Still it can be *Ehretia laevis* though) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:16 AM, Balkar Arya >>>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear all >>>>>>>>> *Ehretia laevis* >>>>>>>>> from Karnal By Pass. shot near the boundary of DWR Karnal >>>>>>>>> *Family:* *Boraginaceae* >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> - H.S. >>>>> >>>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>>> of stone >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > >
