The leaf arrangement and branching looks like a Rubiaceae shrub or treelet. S.R
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “Raman ji: > NO this is not TAGAR... a very popular bush with white flowers in Calcutta > gardens and streets, and almost all over the world , > gardeners love it in warm climates or for green houses, Tabernaemontana > Divaricata does not have such large prominent > green calyx as in your picture.... > This is* reminiscent of some wrightia*, they often have white flowers > and prominent green calyx.. > lets see what experienced folks think > Usha di” > > “For me *looks like Gardenia sp.* of family Rubiaceae (coffee family) > Regards > Ninad” > > “Hello, It look like *some Tabernaemontana species (or may be hybrid)* in > Family Apocynaceae.. > It definately dont look like any Gardenia sp. or Family Rubiaceae..-- > - H.S.” > > "Come to think of it.... > I have seen this flower and plant.. short shrub in the gardens of a Jain > temple in Bihar, a few years ago.... in APril, was quite hot by > then...flower fragrant when it opens and stays fragrant for a couple of > hours in the am.... did not have a camera with me... but the > intrigue has stayed with me... mostly for the semblance to tagar but not > quite tagar... > the slightly undulating edges of the leaves and its size etc ... and the > green corollla more prominent than Tabernamontana divaricata ...makes me > think it *might be one of the Stemmadenia* as in Stemmadenia litoralis > .... > let see what the elders think.... > usha di" > > " > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Ranjini$20Kamath/indiantreepix/qF5ig_621jo/-1ttm89xu44J > Is it *Vocanga africana ? > *Raman" > > > "In the photographs it is not very clear, but if interpetiolar stipules > are there then undoubtedly it is a Rubiaceae member. Otherwise possibility > of Wrightia/Holarrhena (Apocynaceae) can not be ruled out. > anupam" > > > "In the first picture there is one lone flower on the bottom left side of > the photograph which *looks very much like Tabernaemontana Divaricata*. > Has this flower fallen there? The other flowers definitely do not look like > Tabernaemontana Divaricata. > Regards, > Mohan" > > "It *looks like* *Pootia grandiflora*. > Dr.Ogale" > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raman <[email protected]> > Date: 14 June 2011 12:30 > Subject: [efloraofindia:71714] Request Tree ID 0006 > To: [email protected] > > > In lalbagh, looks similar to 'crape jasmine' Tabernaemontana Divaricata > > Thanks, > Raman > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1750 members & > 97,000 messages on 30/11/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
