Thanks Vijaysankar ji With very few characters it is difficult to label a species. I think you raised a point as the foliage looks more tomentose. I may be wrong. Let me go again and check for the flowers which were there and possibly old fruits. Will respond again if I find something more.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Satish ji, it does NOT look like Terminalia arjuna to me. Pl let us know > why I may be wrong (!) :) > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I got a chance to photograph glands on *Terminalia arjuna* today. I >> compared these glands with those seen on *Terminalia elliptica.* >> >> https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=btop&ver=18zqbez0n5t35&search=sent&th=13718e0829be2e9a&cvid=1 >> New foliage was also observed on this tree and agin the smaller leaves >> also showed the presence of glands. >> The striking difference observed is: Here the glands are at the junction >> of the petiole and the leaf base.They are thus visible from both sides. >> Often the leaf has 3 glands but more commonly they were two on each leaf >> one on either side of midrib. >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
