Pictures of the same Cordia flowers taken by me at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai and posted on our group earlier have been identified by Renee ji, Hemsan ji, Jayesh as Cordia sinensis or Gondi. I had added two more pictures recently to my earlier post. Regards, Aarti
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:30 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “This *could be Cordia lutea* of Boraginaceae family. > Regards, > > Giby” > > “How does one differentiate between Cordia dichotoma and C. lutea? Thanks. > Cheers, > > Mohan” > > > > “The character, upon which I decided the species is the serrated leaves > and yellow flowers. > And between these two species; in Cordia dichotoma, leaves are small and > margin is entire whereas in C. lutea, leaves are comparatively larger and > the margin is serrated (especially towards apex). > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cordia_dichotoma_(Lasora)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_7089.jpg > http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Yellow%20Cordia.html > Regards, > > Giby” > "i guess this plant and the plant posted by Arti ji from Victoria garden > for id is same species.." from HS ji. > > "Yes This plant seems to be the same as Aarti ji's plant as suggested by H > S, but does not look like C. dichotoma or C. sinensis. *The closest match > seems to be C. lutea, but flowers are much darker in C. lutea.* *This may > be compared with Cordia dentata* > http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/04/3000/2796.jpg > http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/04/3000/2798.jpg"; from Singh ji. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mohan V. Chunkath <[email protected]> > Date: 29 July 2011 11:37 > Subject: [efloraofindia:75345] Request for Identification 29072011MC3 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > Another identification request. I had posted this plant earlier but > had not got an identification confirmation. Tentatively identified as > Cordia alba. > > Location: Adyar Theosophical Society Gardens, Chennai > Plant Type: medium sized tree > Flowers: creamish white flowers > Fruits: Berry with large amount of mucilage > > Thanks, > Mohan Chunkath > > > > -- > 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 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) 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'. > >
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