According to "the plant list" *Bridelia spinosa* (Roxb.) Willd. is a synonym of *Bridelia* *retusa* (L.) A.Juss. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-24616
Regards, Giby On 30 September 2011 22:50, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > It is now called Bridelia spinosa. My trees are also flowering. Sending a > few of my photographs. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 9/30/11, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:85014] ID 300911 > To: "Bhatt Sweta" <[email protected]> > Cc: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 4:36 PM > > > The tiny flowers of this tree are really beautiful. I diagnose the plant > by looking at the leaf which is very characteristic and unmistakable even > from a distance. > It is thick; leathery; the veins or nerves( I don't know what to call them > correctly) are clear prominent and perfectly parallel originating from the > mid vein. Of course the shape is important and the area of occurrence. > Attaching some flowers captured recently in last fortnight from Mhatoba > Tekdi Kothrud. > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Bhatt Sweta > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Location Mumbai > Flowering > Date - September, 2011 > > -- > *Bhatt Shweta* > *Doctoral Research Student,* > M.S.U. > > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
