Comarostaphylis arbutoides from California-GS15022020-2

[Gurcharan Singh]

Comarostaphylis arbutoides L.                   Ericaceae

Evergreen shrub to small tree with lanceolate, elliptic to obovate leaves with entire or serrate margins, pale yellow to white flowers in panicles.

Clicked from University of California Botanical Garden, April 22, 2019. 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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[ushadi]

yes

one of the manzanitas preferred as foundation plants around houses , in the past.

dont know what the millennials are planting around their houses nowadays

Regards

Ushadi

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[J.M. Garg]

NYBG says leaves are marginally entire, sometimes undulate, rarely with a few serrations.

To me looks different in view of above and as per

https://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/hall/arbutoides.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Comarostaphylis_arbutoides

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comarostaphylis_arbutoides_(9679361145).jpg

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Comarostaphylis diversifolia??

Thank you.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Garg ji

I rarely disbelieve a UCBG label, which is managed by professionals and numerous botanists visit every day.

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

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[ushadi]

i have learnt never to doubt them.

but NYBG is also very good

may be they can look at these pictures and compare them to their own, Gargji.??

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Saroj ji.

Can not say, but here are the links:

https://calscape.org/Comarostaphylis-diversifolia-(Summer-Holly)

https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Comarostaphylis+diversifolia

https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/214--comarostaphylis-diversifolia

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=49949

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[Gurcharan Singh]

May be this should be helpful

C. diversifolia: mature fruits red, calyx lobes lanceolate or narrowly triangular;

     inflorescences usually gray-tomentose.

C. arbutoides: Mature fruit black; calyx lobes usually triangular or

     ovate-triangular, inflorescences glabrous to variously pubescent,

     but not gray-tomentose.

here is link to infl. of C. diversifolia

https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0215+3120 

I am attaching image of part of infl. in my plant

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

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[Gurcharan Singh]

A better lighting view

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Singh ji.

So what is the final id ?

[Gurcharan Singh]

Comarostaphylis arbutoides  for me 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1

[J.M. Garg]

If so, than I have to look for such leaves on net.

[J.M. Garg]

I found your flowers and leaves more closer to Comarostaphylis diversifolia

[Gurcharan Singh]

Garg ji

You seem to be inclined towards C. diversifolia because it isthe only commonly cultivated species. But we should not forget that this plant is from UCBG where plants from different parts of the world are grown and maintained. I don't expect even 1 % that botanists of such a renowned Garden, where hundreds of botanists visit, would have put a wrong label.  

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1

[Gurcharan Singh]

Here are the fruits on the same tree

http://berkeleybutterflyblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/comarostaphylis-arbutoides-aka.html 

and those of C. diversifolia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comarostaphylis_diversifolia#/media/File:Comarostaphylisdiversifolia.jpg  

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1

[Gurcharan Singh]

A  better view of Leaves and inflorescence

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

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[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Singh ji,

My doubt is about the leaves. Pl. find any authoritative link where you can see such serrated leaves.

I checked on net and I am not finding it anywhere. Pl. see

GBIF (specimens)

Book link

https://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/hall/arbutoides.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Comarostaphylis_arbutoides

You may further check the keys in NYBG to find the correct species.

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Only one sp. Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Parry) Greene has got distribution in California.

And I guess it is matching with Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Parry) Greene with net

images and herb image of POWO.

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

[Gurcharan Singh]

This should remove your doubt Saroj ji, UCBG has plants from different parts of the World Grown in the Garden. 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Gurucharan sir!  Is the image plant from same place of label plate?

Does the leaf margin match?

Saroj Kasaju

[Gurcharan Singh]

Saroj ji you can see plant and the label together