Ficus arnottiana is my *guess*. The tips of branchlets bear long stipules (?); and fig-like (?) paired sessile structures found in the lower axils. Leaf tips seem to be caudate-acuminate (as seen in the bottom-right corner of the 2nd pic). Sapium has terminal inflorescence.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:51 AM, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “The description is not adequate ,but it *could be the Chinese Tallow > tree [Sapium sebiferum].* > > With regards, > > Neil Soares.” > > > > “Thanks for your responses. I checked a couple of sources on sapium > sebiferum- one indicated that the tree grows to about 6 m. The one I > spotted is over 12 m I think. Also, does the Chinese tallow shed all it's > leaves and go completely bare? > > I will try to see if I can get clearer, larger pictures and share in the > next few weeks. > Thanks again > > Vishnu” > > > On 1 April 2012 21:14, Vishnu <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Experts >> >> Date:01/04/2012 >> Location: Cox Town, Bangalore >> >> Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was >> completely bare, with only some pale white flowers- as these were quite >> high and the tree was a bit far away- am not 100% sure. Armed with my >> camera I went to see the tree again today- was surprised to see that it was >> full of leaves and the flowers were not be seen any more. What tree is this? >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SrfIet1u3pU/T3hwt3gqZvI/AAAAAAAAAio/7hpAqmhDk_s/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-1-web.jpg> >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-omSXtCCOy8A/T3hwtKthENI/AAAAAAAAAic/1WevPeyeKxA/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-%2Bleaves-web.jpg> >> Regards >> Vishnu >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 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 1840 members & > 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
