Thanks Tiwari ji Surely it is not A. caesium as the leaf magins are much more strongly serrate with deeper cuts. It prompted me to some more investigation. There is generally an impression that A. acuminatum is the new name for Acer caudatum, as appears from Flora of Pakistan and Flowers of India. It, however, appears , looking at Flora of China (sorry I don't have much literature here in Californi9a at present) that two are distinct, and both grow in Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal. The two seem to be very distinct being placed in separate sections Spicatae (flowers in spicate-paniculate infl. A. caudatum-pedicel barely 5 mm long, leaves 5-7 lobed, base cordate, margin serrate) and section Arguta (flowers in racemose inflorescence, 4-merous. A. acuminatum, leaves 3-5 lobed, margin usually double-serrate).
I think more photographs focussing on inflorescence may help, but I am more inclined to consider this as A. acuminatum.. Perhaps the images on the net may not help much, as the two have often been confused. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 3:16 AM, Umeshkumar Tiwari <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, > this may be Acer caudatum, because of tip of leaf lobes are long tail like. > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 4:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I hope Acer caesium >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Nidhan Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> Three distinct species of species we could find along the trek (may be >>> few more are there)...here is the first one for id.... >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate > www.medicinalplantsofuttarakhand.in > *www. <http://www.planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/>*planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/ > Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) > Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine > No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval > Post: Attur, Via Yelahanka > Bangalore - 560 064 > +91-9591862200 (KA) > +91-9411313351(UK) > > -- > > > > --
