Samir ji, many thanks for posting this plant. Thanks to all: Samir ji, Radha ji and Dr Robert for the ID.
My sighting of the *same* plant: *Place*: along the trail - opening to Prabal Machi, about 1380 ft asl *Time*: 8 JUL 2012 and 11 JUL 2010 *8 JUL 2012* . [image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7543827364%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzexIYeQ4as14cTJ0SdmJ-E7EMXgMQ> . 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[image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4789692095%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfhAVYrmRd2n58xluo3ExKspCDGhQ> [image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4790317810%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfKsVTc2acDcqXZpE6FfvHcz5ic9Q> [image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4790331284%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcb1qL3WiWZ9ZX3MPEWU_qSUs-DIA> [image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4790312046%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfGbdhT5d_GE5gfoTd9cPfpo7txLA> Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Rohit Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > > Please clarify me about the Maytenus emeginata (Gymnosporia montana) > occurance in india. > > regads > > > Rohit > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Robert H. Archer > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Mahta, Garg ji**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I confirmed this with Ms Jordaan, the authority on the genus Gymnosporia. >> This is definitely a good species but it should be listed as Gymnosporia >> puberula M.A.Lawson. It looks very different from Gymnosporia senegalensis. >> According to a number of studies it is now very clear there is no species >> of Maytenus in India or anywhere else but South America. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> With best wishes, Robert**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Dr. Robert H. Archer**** >> >> Biodiversity Scientist **** >> >> National Herbarium; South African National Biodiversity Institute**** >> >> P. 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Archer; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Samir >> Mehta >> *Subject:* Fwd: [efloraofindia:121544] Maytenus puberula (M.A.Lawson) >> Loes. @ Prabalgad 01-07-2012**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.**** >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: **** >> >> “Dr Mahta, >> Why not Maytenus senegalensis ?” from Rajesh ji.**** >> >> **** >> >> “That's one of the things I considered Rajesh ji,but* according to the >> keys Maytenus senegalensis is an 'armed' plant plus what really was >> decisive was the hair on the veins below, both FoM & FBI mention it, though >> the latter calls it puberulous and the former hispid. ** >> *I will also like to point out that certain features [in this case - >> hair on the leaf under-surface] are missed in the field & appreciated only >> on post-processing. My field id was Maytenus sp.**** >> >> I am still open to correction provided a logical reason is given.**** >> >> Trust that answers your query.**** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> Samir Mehta”**** >> >> >> **** >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Samir Mehta* <[email protected]> >> Date: 8 July 2012 20:20 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:121544] Maytenus puberula (M.A.Lawson) Loes. @ >> Prabalgad 01-07-2012 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Fellow Group-Members, >> >> Got a chance to go to Prabalgad with a trekking group, had wanted to go >> there for a long time, after seeing Prasant ji's posts from that area. As >> was to be expected, it was more of a trek than a flower watching trip - and >> a difficult one too. >> >> Spotted this large unarmed shrub just short of Prabal machi, about ? 1000 >> ft asl, the lower surface of the leaf had hairs on the veins (cannot >> remember whether they were hispid or puberulous); flower size was >> approx.1cm. >> >> There seems to be some confusion in the taxonomic nomenclature >> (unresolved in the plant list and not listed at ARS-GRIN and FoC or Fl >> Pakistan). >> The id is based on Fl. Maharashtra 1:241 & 243, but here flowering season >> is given as Dec-Jan, needs to be checked and FBI 1:619. >> The shrub is not listed in Shrikant ji's Flowers of Sahyadri or Further >> Flowers of Sahyadri and no image of it was available for comparison in >> the group database or on the net. >> >> Will appreciate if this post can be validated. >> >> >> >> **** >> >> >> >> >> -- **** >> >> 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. 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