Surajit ji I wonder, you may not have mixed up more than one tree. Your first photograph does look like Terminalia (853), but others taken at diiferent times have (2578, 79, 82, 86) look different to me. Terminalis bellirica has leaves clustered at tips of branches, they are mostly broader, obovate to broadly elliptic with mucronate tip. Your photographs show leaves distinctly narrowed at tip (acute to acuminate) and lateral veins 10-12 pairs, whereas they should be 6-8 pairs in Terminalia bellirica. The tree is often confused with Mahua (Madhuca latifolia) in which leaves are pointed at tip, leaves with 10 or more pairs of veins. Please recheck your trees.
Your first photograph (and in that case others also if from same tree) I speculate may belong to T. chebula -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:12 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Attaching images of what i think is *Terminalia* *chebula*. But where are > the petiolar glands? > > Species : *Terminalia* *chebula* ??? > Habit & Habitat : tree, roadside plantation > Date : 21-03-12 (inflorescence), 26-04-12 (closeup of leaves) > Place : Hooghly, WB > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley >
