A reply from Tapas Chakrabarty ji: "It is now Terminalia cuneata Roth."
On 19 May 2012 22:37, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Satish ji, it *does NOT look like Terminalia arjuna* to me. Pl let us > know why I may be wrong (!) :) > > Regards > Vijayasankar Raman” > > > > “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.” from > Satish ji. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > Date: 6 May 2012 23:03 > Subject: [efloraofindia:115749] Terminalia arjuna : Glands > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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 1860 members & > 1,15,000 messages on 30/4/12) 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'. > > -- 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 1860 members & 1,15,000 messages on 30/4/12) 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'.

