A reply: "looks me Acer acuminatum too Kriahan Lal"
On 23 September 2012 20:37, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > I hope *Acer caesium* > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > this *may be Acer caudatum*, because of tip of leaf lobes are long tail > like.- from Umesh ji. > > 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 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 14 September 2012 21:07 > Subject: [efloraofindia:130680] VOF Week: Acer sp.1 from the Trek > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > 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 > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) 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'. > > -- 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 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) 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'. --
