Firstly Vijaysankar ji, I stand corrected on Wrightia pubescens distribution.
It is not reported from Maharashtra (confirmed by Shrikant Ingalhalikar) and not mentioned in Flora Maharashtra by M.R. Almeida. I also agree with your observation on corollary corona looking distinctly different. Will have to wait a little while longer for the matter to resolve. Regards, Samir Mehta On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:27 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Samir ji for the responses. > Even though the leaves in the posted pictures are resembling that of > Wrightia pubescens, the corollary corona as well as the petals are somewhat > (rather clearly) differ from the ones in the following links. And I don't > think it can be a variation: > http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/w/wripu/wripu_en.html > http://www.flickr.com/photos/53395767@N03/5543230704 > > Let's re-search further... > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This is Wrightia pubescens. >> >> Please refer to Vijaysankar ji's observations above (corona longer than >> anthers) and the leaves are also pubescent but this characteristic is not >> well seen in these images. >> >> Vijaysankar ji, we have W. pubescens in Mahaharashtra. >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, November 8, 2011 6:06:49 PM UTC+5:30, Samir Mehta wrote: >>> >>> Please see my post >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/**group/indiantreepix/browse_**thread/thread/* >>> *f4536a999b4ad4d8/**c1fe27f4c7bf0ad9?hl=en&lnk=**gst&q=Wrightia+arborea# >>> **c1fe27f4c7bf0ad9<https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/f4536a999b4ad4d8/c1fe27f4c7bf0ad9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Wrightia+arborea#c1fe27f4c7bf0ad9> >>> >>> for W. arborea. >>> >>> Need time to comment on the images in this thread but they are not >>> W.arborea. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Samir Mehta >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 8, 11:01 am, Pravir Deshmukh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear all its a *Wrightia arborea * >>> > >>> > Thanks for the correct id >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Pravir Deshmukh >>> > 09717611977 >> >> >
