Excellent pictures Gurcharan ji I have only seen other species from the same genus *Sapium insignae* which is observed in Western ghats.
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Triadica sebifera* (L.) Small, Man. s.e. fl. 789. 1933 > syn: *Sapium sebiferum* (L.) Roxb.; *Croton sebiferus* L. > Family: Euphorbiaceae > > Common names: candleberry-tree, Chinese tallowtree, popcorntree, > tallowtree > > Medium sized deciduous tree reaching 7 m; leaves alternate, rhombic-ovate, > up to 3-8 cm long, acuminate, glacous beneath, turning yellow to red in > autumn; petiole up to 6 cm long with two sessile glands at apex; flowers > unisexual in terminal spike-like upto 10 cm long racemes, with female > flowers towards base singly, and male flowers above several together at > each node; stamens 2; style 2-4 lobed with recoiled stigmas; fruit > trilobate, about 10 mm across. > > Cultivated in Emporium Garden, Srinagar, Kashmir. A tree commonly planted > as avenue tree in California. > > -- > 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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
