*Kydia calycina* On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM, jui pethe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Need assistance in identification, > Location: Harshul, trimbakeshwar, Nashik > Habit: Tree large, about 15 to 20 mt tall > Bark: peeling, dark brown, younger parts white > Leaves: alternate, simple. trilobed but not conspicuous > size: more wide than long 15 cm x 20 cm > venation: 5 main veins, palmate. > petioles: 6 to 8 cm long. 1 gland at the base > leaf scar visible on stem. > Flowering in clusters and while the plant had leaves > flowers dried had 4 to 5 persistent sepals app 2 com long while the petals > were also seen but small and curled inwards > > the twigs were difficult to break and had long fibres like the tiliaceae, > malvaceae, sterculiaceae group. > probably a member of Sterculiaceae.... > > > -- > *Jui Pethe* > > Senior Research Fellow, > NAIP-ICAR Project, > Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University > Nashik > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
