I have just purchased Manual of Cultivated shrubs and tree by A. Rehder. It describes both species: A. caudatum and A. acuminatum. I am more sure now that it is A. acuminatum.
-- 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 Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 9:28 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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'. > > --
