Euphorbiaceae fortnight :: Trevia nudiflora & Trevia polycarpa :: DV72

[Dinesh Valke]

Euphorbiaceae fortnight castor OR spurge family Trevia nudiflora & Trevia polycarpa

Dear friends,  Copying the key to four varieties of Trevia nudiflora that Dr Tapas Chakrabarty ji quoted in ... Tree ID request - RK75 - 29-Dec-2012  Trevia nudiflora L., Sp. Pl. 1193. 1753; Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 953. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 423. 1887.Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 124. 2007  1a. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits glabrous 2 b. Leaves, inflorescences and fruits tomentose or pubescent 3 2a. Fruits 2 - 3.5 cm across, with very thick pericarp 1.2. var. nudiflora b. Fruits 1 - 1.5 cm across, with very thin pericarp 1.3. var. polycarpa 3a. Branchlets densely flocculent-cottony or woolly-tomentose; leaves entire along margins; fruits 2 - 3 cm across, densely white-cottony tomentose 1.4. var. tomentosa b. Branchlets softly pubescent; leaves dentate along margins; fruits 1.5 - 1.8 cm across, yellow pubescent 1.1. var. dentata Going through earlier posts in eFI, of T. nudiflora and T. polycarpa, with the above keys for varieties of Trevia, I am completely convinced that I have always been mistaking Trevia polycarpa as Trevia nudiflora. I would say there are many others too who have mistaken the species.  I will be correcting notes at my flickr photostream before end of this fortnight.  Some earlier postings, which I am segregating as T. nudiflora and T. polycarpa as per my understanding.  Trevia nudiflora = Trevia nudiflora var. nudiflora Trevia polycarpa = Trevia nudiflora var. polycarpa Trevia nudiflora isn't it Trewia nudiflora ? from Hooghly 02-05-12 SK 24072011-BS-001 A tree from Karnal for ID Tree for id 121209MK1 A Fig for ID Trevia polycarpa ID request - 20022011-PKA1 Petari - fruits and flowers Trewia nudiflora

Regards. Dinesh