A new plant a new family too. Regards Giby
On 24 October 2011 10:36, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ogale ji, > > Dr. K. Karthigeyan has identified this plant as " *Hernandia nymphaeifolia > (J.Presl) Kubitzki (Hernandiaceae)".* > > Regards > Prashant Awale > Mumbai > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:27 PM, vidyadhar ogale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 09/09/2011 >> Dear all, >> Request for ID of a tree from Andaman by Dr.V.K.Ogale >> Location: Jolly Buoy island, Andaman >> Time of shoot: Jan.2011 >> Wild tree on the sandy seashore >> Ht.appr. 6-7 m, width almost equal. From a distance it looked like >> Thespesia populnea. Branching at low ht. >> Leaves: peltate like Macaranga peltata, size about 6" by 4" >> Flowers: not seen >> Fruits: photo attached >> Occurance: frequent but only on Jolly Buoy island >> Regards. >> > > -- 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
