Thank you Usha, I feel that you are correct. You have a knowledge of the locallity. All over this area we saw evidence of the hard working local people collecting green plants for fodder for their animals. I appreciate your help. Thank you. Sheila. ====================================
On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 6:29:36 PM UTC+1, U GLachungpa wrote: > Dear All, > The photos look like leaf buds of a *Ficus *sp. possibly *F. benjamina *or > *F. infectoria.* > We locally call the tree 'KABRA'. The leaf-buds are collected and pickled > around March-April, which is when the pictures were taken too. > > The plant is possibly planted or cared for as almost all *Ficus *species > are used as fodder. > Hope this helps, > Usha Lachungpa > > On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:23 PM, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “The young leaves (emerging), which are looking like flower buds point >> *towards one of the Ficus species*. I am not sure.” from Mahadeswara ji. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: PlantaholicSheila <luddite1...@talktalk.net> >> Date: 17 December 2011 22:30 >> Subject: [efloraindia:99644] TREE ID------17th DECEMBER >> 2011-----S.S.------038---- NEAR GANTOK >> To: efloraindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Please can anyone id this tree. >> Pic taken on 12th April 2011. >> Near Rumtek monastery, on hill opposite GANTOK. SIKKIM. >> Thank you. >> Sheila. >> >> Habitat..... In the garden of a private house. But it looked to be wild >> rather than planted. >> Tree. >> Leaves..... newly emerged . See pic. >> Sorry no flowers or other clues! >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 1900 members & >> 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > -- > Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa > Prin. Research Officer > Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt. > Govt. of Sikkim > Forest Secretariat Annexe Bldg > Deorali, Gangtok 737102 > Tel/Cell: 03592-280402; 094340-25273 > ushaglachun...@gmail.com > > --
