*The tree also looks like Hura crepitans*, the sand box tree. The tree looks exactly similar to Ficus religiosa as the the leaves are almost look alike of Ficus religiosa. But the distinguishing features are the stems, flowers and fruits . The bole has spine like structures. Please check the stem and report whether you have big spines and also watch for the flowers and fruits.
On Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:14:04 AM UTC+5:30, Vishnu wrote: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-79Hv0J4R1QM/T4kAeMfpfaI/AAAAAAAAAkE/7aS0f8CRkyk/s1600/Tall+tree-+ficus+or+sapium.jpg> > Thanks Dr. Pankaj, Gargji, Dr. Neil, DR. Vijatasankar. > > Here is a much clearer snap I took just now- hope this helps to do the ID. > Sorry if I imagined the white flowers and threw everyone off track...Does > ficus religiosa completely shed all its leaves during some part of the > year- tree was completely bare in mid March. > > > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 1:31:24 PM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> The plant in this thread is not arnottiana. But it is not Sapium either. >> It has to be as simple as Ficus religiosa. >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Dr. Vijayasankar, >>> My reply is in a separate mail entitled ' Ficus arnottiana trees in >>> new foliage'. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 4/12/12, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113376] Tree ID- tall tree behind my >>> apartment >>> To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> >>> Cc: "jmgarg1" <jmga...@gmail.com>, "Vishnu" <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>, >>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, narayan....@gmail.com, >>> navendu.p...@gmail.com, giby.kuriak...@gmail.com, varunvarm...@gmail.com, >>> raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com, snmathap...@gmail.com, >>> livewithtr...@gmail.com, ranjin...@gmail.com, swamy.c...@gmail.com, >>> "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:32 AM >>> >>> >>> Thanks Dr. Neil, I may be wrong. But Vishnu ji has also mentioned that >>> he was "...not 100% sure". So, my guess was based only on the available >>> picture :) >>> Details of flowers and close-up pictures should help. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Neil Soares >>> <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dr.Vijayasankar, >>> Think you like Dr.Pankaj also missed that it was mentioned that the >>> tree had 'pale white flowers'. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Wed, 4/11/12, Vijayasankar >>> <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> >* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Vijayasankar >>> <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:112359] Tree ID- tall tree behind my >>> apartment >>> To: "jmgarg1" >>> <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Cc: "Vishnu" >>> <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>>, >>> >>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, >>> >>> narayan....@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=narayan....@gmail.com>, >>> >>> navendu.p...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=navendu.p...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> varunvarm...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=varunvarm...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com>, >>> >>> snmathap...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=snmathap...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> livewithtr...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=livewithtr...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> ranjin...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ranjin...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> swamy.c...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=swamy.c...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> "Neil Soares" >>> <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>>, >>> >>> "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" >>> <sahanipan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:25 PM >>> >>> >>> Ficus arnottiana is my *guess*. The tips of branchlets bear long >>> stipules (?); and fig-like (?) paired sessile structures found in the lower >>> axils. Leaf tips seem to be caudate-acuminate (as seen in the bottom-right >>> corner of the 2nd pic). Sapium has terminal inflorescence. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:51 AM, jmgarg1 >>> <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “The description is not adequate ,but it *could be the Chinese Tallow >>> tree [Sapium sebiferum].* >>> >>> With regards, >>> >>> Neil Soares.” >>> >>> >>> >>> “Thanks for your responses. I checked a couple of sources on sapium >>> sebiferum- one indicated that the tree grows to about 6 m. The one I >>> spotted is over 12 m I think. Also, does the Chinese tallow shed all it's >>> leaves and go completely bare? >>> >>> I will try to see if I can get clearer, larger pictures and share in the >>> next few weeks. >>> Thanks again >>> >>> Vishnu” >>> >>> >>> On 1 April 2012 21:14, Vishnu >>> <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Dear Experts >>> >>> Date:01/04/2012 >>> Location: Cox Town, Bangalore >>> >>> Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was >>> completely bare, with only some pale white flowers- as these were quite >>> high and the tree was a bit far away- am not 100% sure. Armed with my >>> camera I went to see the tree again today- was surprised to see that it was >>> full of leaves and the flowers were not be seen any more. What tree is this? >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SrfIet1u3pU/T3hwt3gqZvI/AAAAAAAAAio/7hpAqmhDk_s/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-1-web.jpg> >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-omSXtCCOy8A/T3hwtKthENI/AAAAAAAAAic/1WevPeyeKxA/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-%2Bleaves-web.jpg> >>> >>> Regards >>> Vishnu >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 1840 members >>> & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 6500 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> Conservation Officer >> >> Office: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> Flora Conservation Department >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> Residence: >> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; >> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> > > On Friday, April 13, 2012 1:31:24 PM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> The plant in this thread is not arnottiana. But it is not Sapium either. >> It has to be as simple as Ficus religiosa. >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Dr. Vijayasankar, >>> My reply is in a separate mail entitled ' Ficus arnottiana trees in >>> new foliage'. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 4/12/12, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113376] Tree ID- tall tree behind my >>> apartment >>> To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> >>> Cc: "jmgarg1" <jmga...@gmail.com>, "Vishnu" <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>, >>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, narayan....@gmail.com, >>> navendu.p...@gmail.com, giby.kuriak...@gmail.com, varunvarm...@gmail.com, >>> raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com, snmathap...@gmail.com, >>> livewithtr...@gmail.com, ranjin...@gmail.com, swamy.c...@gmail.com, >>> "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:32 AM >>> >>> >>> Thanks Dr. Neil, I may be wrong. But Vishnu ji has also mentioned that >>> he was "...not 100% sure". So, my guess was based only on the available >>> picture :) >>> Details of flowers and close-up pictures should help. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Neil Soares >>> <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dr.Vijayasankar, >>> Think you like Dr.Pankaj also missed that it was mentioned that the >>> tree had 'pale white flowers'. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Wed, 4/11/12, Vijayasankar >>> <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> >* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Vijayasankar >>> <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:112359] Tree ID- tall tree behind my >>> apartment >>> To: "jmgarg1" >>> <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Cc: "Vishnu" >>> <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>>, >>> >>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, >>> >>> narayan....@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=narayan....@gmail.com>, >>> >>> navendu.p...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=navendu.p...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> varunvarm...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=varunvarm...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com>, >>> >>> snmathap...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=snmathap...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> livewithtr...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=livewithtr...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> ranjin...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ranjin...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> swamy.c...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=swamy.c...@gmail.com>, >>> >>> "Neil Soares" >>> <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>>, >>> >>> "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" >>> <sahanipan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> > >>> Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:25 PM >>> >>> >>> Ficus arnottiana is my *guess*. The tips of branchlets bear long >>> stipules (?); and fig-like (?) paired sessile structures found in the lower >>> axils. Leaf tips seem to be caudate-acuminate (as seen in the bottom-right >>> corner of the 2nd pic). Sapium has terminal inflorescence. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:51 AM, jmgarg1 >>> <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> >>> “The description is not adequate ,but it *could be the Chinese Tallow >>> tree [Sapium sebiferum].* >>> >>> With regards, >>> >>> Neil Soares.” >>> >>> >>> >>> “Thanks for your responses. I checked a couple of sources on sapium >>> sebiferum- one indicated that the tree grows to about 6 m. The one I >>> spotted is over 12 m I think. Also, does the Chinese tallow shed all it's >>> leaves and go completely bare? >>> >>> I will try to see if I can get clearer, larger pictures and share in the >>> next few weeks. >>> Thanks again >>> >>> Vishnu” >>> >>> >>> On 1 April 2012 21:14, Vishnu >>> <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Dear Experts >>> >>> Date:01/04/2012 >>> Location: Cox Town, Bangalore >>> >>> Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was >>> completely bare, with only some pale white flowers- as these were quite >>> high and the tree was a bit far away- am not 100% sure. Armed with my >>> camera I went to see the tree again today- was surprised to see that it was >>> full of leaves and the flowers were not be seen any more. What tree is this? >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SrfIet1u3pU/T3hwt3gqZvI/AAAAAAAAAio/7hpAqmhDk_s/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-1-web.jpg> >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-omSXtCCOy8A/T3hwtKthENI/AAAAAAAAAic/1WevPeyeKxA/s1600/Tall%2Btree-%2Bfairmont%2Btowers-%2Bleaves-web.jpg> >>> >>> Regards >>> Vishnu >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 1840 members >>> & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 6500 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> Conservation Officer >> >> Office: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> Flora Conservation Department >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> Residence: >> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; >> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> >
