I agree to some extent with HS ji What I feel *Erythrina suberosa* called as Pangari or Booch pangara. Small tree. Bark light grey.corky, cracked,vertical fissures or grooves deep. Branches crooked. Flowers early Feb March; common around Pune. *Erythrina stricta*. Also called Pangari. Large tree.Bark smooth(Not grooved)Branches prickly far more than the above. Flowering season comparatively late- MayObserved more in large jungles in Mulshi and others in Konkan not near the city of Pune Of course the Key in BSI is very good and depends on calyx spathaceous,not 2 lipped,splitting down deep to base in E.variegata and E.stricta whereas not so in E suberosa where it is not spathaceous and it is more or less 2 lipped. Shrikant ji's book also gives clear differentiating characters. Hope this doesn't add to the confusion.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot H S > I just went through my photographsof E. suberosa from Delhi, and yes the > stems and branches are not that prickly. I will upload all my collections > of Erythrina in a day or two. Kindly give your opinion on them. > > > -- > 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 Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> sorry, above comment i wrote without reading your link sirji, but even >> after reading, it do not satisfy the conclusion, and in the second link, i >> do not think they have provided with proper correct photo ( i may be >> wrong), but i guess, E. suberosa less prickly than E. stricta, infact E. >> suberosa on stem hardly show spines, bark is thick, rupture and look like >> crocodile bark, very light to handle or may be, because of this character >> it has been used as cork in older days, even the leaflets are thick, >> tomentose, >> E. suberosa very commonly seen in Pune, in Maharashtra.. its quite >> distinct from E. stricta and E. variegata the species found in Wild. >> >> i think photo here is E. stricta >> >> regards, >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Narendra Joshi <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Great photographs, DInesh Ji! >>> >>> >>> On 7 November 2011 01:34, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> *Erythrina suberosa * Roxb. >>>> >>>> >>>> - *er-ith-RY-nuh* -- red colored >>>> *sub-er-OH-suh* -- cork bark >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Erythrina stricta var. >>>> suberosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F457792611%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfnqJvQYNQF02GebQ4vQIA-gFfxaw> >>>> Apr 7, 2007 ... along NH4 near Lonavala, Maharashtra >>>> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: Indian coral tree, tiger claw • *Bengali*: >>>> রক্তমন্দার raktamandar • *Hindi*: ढोलधाक dhol-dhak, मन्दार mandara, >>>> पांगरा pangra • *Kannada*: halivana, keechige, mandara • *Konkani*: >>>> पांगार paangaar • *Malayalam*: ആണ്മുരിക്ക് aanmurikk, മുളളുമുരിക്ക് >>>> mulalumurikk, വെണ്മുരിക്ക് venamurikk • *Marathi*: पांगारा pangara • * >>>> Sanskrit*: मन्दार mandara, पारिभद्र paribhadra • *Tamil*: கிஞ்சுகம் >>>> kincukam, முண்முருக்கு munmurukku, முருக்கு மரம் murukku maram • * >>>> Telugu*: బలభద్రిక balabhadrika >>>> >>>> *Native to*: Indian subcontinent, s-e Asia >>>> >>>> >>>> *some views*: >>>> >>>> - Apr 7, 2007 ... along NH4 near Lonavala, Maharashtra >>>> [image: Dhol-dhak (Hindi: >>>> ढोलधाक)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F457788981%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQQpPqxglK8pvfdyKgozoIbf4Dug> >>>> - Apr 7, 2008 ... near Lion's Point, Lonavala, Maharashtra >>>> [image: Balabhadrika (Telugu: >>>> బలభద్రిక)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2395694067%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfoA66XQ7arBVfu6xdlftgd5YnXSA> >>>> - Feb 15, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National >>>> Park) >>>> [image: Raktamandar (Bengali: >>>> রক্তমন্দার)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3292344859%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5JGGhIBKjkReoMUoeTJBgrQ5PLg> >>>> - Apr 14, 2010 ... along NH8 near Chinchoti, Maharashtra >>>> [image: Aanmurikk (Malayalam: >>>> ആണ്മുരിക്ക്)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4520015897%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerlSdUYqom1cFeusGI1zttV8liWw> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear friends, embedded images attached for the benefit of those who are >>>> unable to view them among contents above. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With Regards, >>> Narendra Joshi >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> - H.S. >> >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >> of stone >> >> > > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
