Dear H S Yes they may be two different trees, with some differences, but only an expert who has worked on specimens all over the wold can decide whether differences are enough to call them as different species or not, otherwise there would be no heterotypic synonym ever in this world. The simple fact that important recent publications treat them as synonms is enough to be satisfied. Perhaps the differences are considered even strong enough to call them as distinct varieties, although some earlier authors had done. Till we find any new publication which contradicts Flora Malesiana, I think we have to follow it.
And yes Bridelia hamiltoniana Wall. ex Mull.Arch is a synonym of B. montana (Roxb.) Willd. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-24576 So we have two B. retusa and B. montana. -- 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, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > There is another: > *Bridelia hamiltoniana* Wall. ex Müll.Arg. (synonym of *Bridelia > montana*(Roxb.) Willd.) > > > http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Brideliahamiltoniana&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, In Maharashtra we see two Bridelia (tree) species one is >> Bridelia spinosa (Roxb.) Willd. (plant stems with spines, dioecious flower) >> and other one is Bridelia squamosa (Lamk.) Gehrm. (Plant without spines, >> monoecious flower) >> >> please anyone clarify this!!!!! >> >> regards, >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Flora Malesiana, Dressler, Euphorbiaceae, treats both species (B. >>> squamosa (Lehm.) Gehrm. and B. spinosa (Roxb.) Willd.) as synonyms of B. >>> retusa (L.) A. Juss. Obviously they are same species. Flora Malesiana is one >>> publication which can't be easily ignored. >>> >>> -- >>> 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, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:55 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> the plant list put B. squamosa as synonym and B. spinosa synonym of B. >>>> retusa... >>>> >>>> anyone pls clarify.. or we consider this all as one species following >>>> the plant list... >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - H.S. >>>> >>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> of stone >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> - H.S. >> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of >> stone >> >> >
