Dear Ushadiji, Thank you so much, Like other morphological characters, trees could also be identified by their bark. If you touch the bark of the tree and try to feel the texture of the bark, you can experience its texture. It could be uniform, spiny, flaky, smooth or ridged. This method could be useful in case of trees that have reached their age of maturity. The colour of the bark can also be a parameter in identifying trees. In that case, you need to peel off a strip of bark. For instance, if you try to peel the bark of this sp, it breaks down into small strips in the horizontal direction and exposes its pinkish-white layers underneath. You will experience how different kinds of bark peel off in different shaped strips and different colour. Some tree trunks are unique in their appearance, thus, they can be identified easily.
But, I hardly ever try this. In this case I was lucky to get a fallen stem due to heavy storm in the day before my field work. Regards, Raju On Oct 24, 3:02 am, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > very nice... > question... > why do people scrape off/slice off bark... as in your 2nd pic above ?? > what is scientific reason? > usha di > ============= > > On Oct 23, 10:59 pm, raju das <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > *Engelhardtia* *spicata* Lechen ex Blume > > > Syn Name: *Engelhardtia* *aceriflora* (Reinw.) > > Blume<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2789148> > > > *Gyrocarpus* *pendulus* > > Blanco<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2837019> > > > Family: Juglandaceae > > > Photographed at Assam (6 July, 2010) > > -- > > *Raju Das > > Nature's Foster* > > > Engelhardita 1.jpg > > 120KViewDownload > > > Engelhardita 1 (stem).jpg > > 100KViewDownload > > > Engelhardita 2 (leaves).jpg > > 85KViewDownload > > > Engelhardita 3 (flower bud).jpg > > 166KViewDownload > > > Englehardtia 4 (full bloom).jpg > > 68KViewDownload > > > Englehardtia 4 (fruit).jpg > > 48KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
