Fwd: Melaleuca leucadendra( L.)L, Myrtacea plants at Balukhanda res. forest,Puri,Odisha as Bhoja/Bhuja patra tree

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Jayanta ji.

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From: Jayanta Kumar Jena <jayantakum...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 18:17
Subject: Melaleuca leucadendra( L.)L, Myrtacea plants at Balukhanda res. forest,Puri,Odisha as Bhoja/Bhuja patra tree
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Sir,namaskar. Mass plants of Melaleuca leucadendra ( L.)L in flowering,fruting stage in mixed plantation found at Balukhanda reserve forest,Puri,Odisha.,altitude- varies 0 to 10 mtr from MSL., observed one Fani affected 20 ft ht tree, girth 20 ", altenate leaves, a standard leaf length 6.5cm, width1.5cm , with 5 longitudinal distinct veins ,creamy white bottlebrush flowers,woody capsuled fruits,whitish barked trunk, locally this tree is called Bhuja/Bhoja patra tree, peeled thin sheet from main bark is used sacredly in pujas by Sadhus, Sants here  since long, One Sant,Pramod Misraji also says- the same species mass plants are at right side of  place called Bhojbasa, 19 km away from Gangotri way to Gomukh, Sir,this is for your kind validation,  regards,jayanta k jena.

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[J.M. Garg]

[J.M. Garg]

Yes, appears close to images at Melaleuca leucadendra

[Mahadeswara]

For me the ID is correct.