Dear Neil, with such large leaves... there is a kadam tree here, leaves are about 6,7,or 8 inches long at the most... but this one has 30 inches long leaves???
Usha di ==== On Aug 21, 9:22 pm, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Negative. This is Kadam [Neolamarckia cadamba]. > Regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On Sun, 8/21/11, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:77843] Large Leaf tree Sapling Is it Tectona Grandis? > UD 8212011 002 > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 9:21 PM > > Dear All: > > On 14th August zipping by on this street on the way to post office I noticed > these humongous leaves... > thought it might be Tectona Grandis.... > Next day went back and took pictures and talked to the local folks who run > tea stalls and some Bhujia shops on the sidewalk (only they were around to > talk to ) , one of the guys said it grew very fast... this height see figure > 1, was achieved in just 3 months.... some branches had come out near the > ground which he said he cut them off... some others said it was a kadam > gachh (gachh = tree in bengali) ... > sure!!! dont beleive it!!! > > The leaves are very large... 1.5 feet wide by 2.5 feet long... I measured > it... see figures 2 and 3... to me the leaf shape just does not match what I > remember as tectona grandis.... am confused... > > I rubbed the leaf underside, even wetted it with saliva..and rubbed ... no > red color developed... see figure 6, the white arrows surround the wetted > rubbed surface, you can still see a little shine?... of cource its the > lower leaf ... not the uppermost "young leaf"... but in the past no matter > which leaf I tested on already identified Teconia grandis, I got the red > color, in Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar and even in USA.. at a botanical Garden ... > > Currently there are no branches... > > The tree came up on its own.. in harsh broken stony fragments containing > soil... see figure..7. > > Date/Time- 8/15/2011 > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level or slightly below it, Ganges plain > , Streets of Kolkata,. > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- came up on its own per local history > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree > Height/Length- Sapling about 10 feet or 11 feet > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- very large, 2.5 by 1.5 foot ( foot, not inches) > Inflorescence Type/ Size- NONE yet > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- NA > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-NA > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- NA > > NA= not applicable > > Please help..... > Thank you > > Usha di > === > >
