Giby should be right. But the young leaves of Cananga are broader and not that wavy as per http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2010_11_28_archive.html My correlation was also due to the name Michelia/Champaca ? given by the nursery man. I thought Cananga flowers are somewhat similar to that of Michelia. Cacao is less likely to be mistaken for Michelia by a nursery person!
Anyway, the young leaf does look like that of Theobroma cacao, as suggested by Giby, except the more pointed leaf apex as in this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhada_nikharge/5418333865/ Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I think Gibs is right Vijay. Theobroma cacao young leaves are usually > read. Cananga has nearly lanceolate leaf. > Pankaj > > > > > On Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:53:52 UTC+8, cmshobbies wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Please identify this plant. Got this plant from a reputed nursery >> tagged as " Magnolia / Michelia ? " . Leaves are aprox. 10 inches long >> and 5 inches wide. Branches are dark brown. Hardy enough to grow in >> semi shade like a bushy shrub. Yet not bloomed . In spring it shades >> some brown leaves . >> Thank you in advance. >> Regards. >> >>
