Place and long petiole should confirm it as Aesculus assamica
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Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ritesh ji > Here are the main differences > > A. indica > A. assamina > Petiole 7-15 cm long > Petiole 18-30 cm long > Terminal leaflet 12-25 cm, 4-7 cm broad > Terminal leaflet 20-35 cm long, 6-12 cm broad > Leaves submembranous > Leaves subcoriaceous > Fruit 3.5-4.5 cm long > Fruit 4.5-5 cm long > > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Ritesh Choudhary <ritesh....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear Pankaj, >> >> I am confused between Aesculus indica and A. assamica. Can u pl throw >> some light on it?? >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. >> >> >> On Oct 15, 8:06 pm, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > The fruits looks like chikoo and watery on surface. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Mani. >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > If it is the same plant then I dont think it should be edible as the >> fruits >> > > of one of the species of Aesculus (Aesculus hippocastanum) are >> considered >> > > to be poisonous for horse. Its called HORSE CHEST NUT. Used >> > > in poisoning horse food. >> > > Pankaj >> > >> > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:28 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Pankaj ji, are the fruits edible? I have seen the fruits sold by >> tribals >> > >> near Dombivli railway station. >> > >> > >> Regards, >> > >> > >> Mani. >> > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >> sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > >> > >>> *Aesculus indica.* >> > >>> *Pankaj* >> > >>> * >> > >>> * >> > >>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >>>> Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. >> > >> > >>>> Earlier relevant feedback: >> > >>>> *“Is it from is from Anacardiaceae? >> > >>>> *regards, >> > >>>> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune” >> > >> > >>>> *“Aesculus by any chance? Family Sapindaceae. >> > >>>> *Pankaj” >> > >> > >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > >>>> From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> >> > >>>> Date: 8 August 2010 11:13 >> > >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:43738] Fruiting tree for ID from Jaipur >> forest | >> > >>>> 08Aug10AR01 >> > >>>> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> > >> > >>>> Leaf size 30cms approx >> > >>>> Petiole -40cms >> > >>>> Leaf edge entire >> > >>>> Palmate - 7 leaves >> > >> > >>>> Date/Time : >> > >> > >>>> 18/Jul/2010 10.49AM >> > >> > >>>> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >> > >> > >>>> Joypur (Jaipur) forests, Naharkatia, 75 kms from Dibrugarh, Assam, >> > >> > >>>> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >> > >> > >>>> Wild, Sub tropical wet evergreen forests. >> > >> > >>>> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >> > >> > >>>> Tree, >> > >> > >>>> Height/length: >> > >> > >>>> 15 feet approx, >> > >> > >>>> Leaves-type/shape/size: >> > >> > >>>> /Green color/Acuminate/ >> > >> > >>>> Leaf size 30cms approx >> > >>>> Petiole -40cms >> > >>>> Leaf edge entire >> > >>>> Palmate - 7 leaves >> > >> > >>>> Inflorescence type /size: >> > >> > >>>> - >> > >> > >>>> Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >> > >> > >>>> No flowers >> > >> > >>>> Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >> > >> > >>>> Spherical/brown/7-10cmscms >> > >> > >>>> Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: >> > >> > >>>> - We could see three such trees. >> > >> > >>>> - This is a low light photograph on a rainy day >> > >> > >>>> Regards >> > >>>> Raghu >> > >> > >>>> -- >> > >>>> With regards, >> > >>>> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> > >>>>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 liberal licensing conditions attached with >> each >> > >>>> image. >> > >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >> > >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> > >>>>http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1400 >> members >> > >>>> & 50,000 messages on 10/10/10 & with a database of around 4100 >> species on >> > >>>> 31/8/10) >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> *********************************************** >> > >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > >>> Research Associate >> > >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >> > >>> Wildlife Institute of India >> > >>> Post Box # 18 >> > >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> > > -- >> > > *********************************************** >> > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > > Research Associate >> > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > > Department of Habitat Ecology >> > > Wildlife Institute of India >> > > Post Box # 18 >> > > Dehradun - 248001, India- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > >
