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J.M. Garg

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Aug 13, 2015, 1:08:11 AM8/13/15
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Forwarding for Id assistance please.


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From: Priyabrata Roy. <priyabra...@gmail.com>
Date: 12 August 2015 at 20:25
Subject: Please help me Identify the plant.
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Respected sir,

Can you please help me to identify the plant (pictures are attached). 
Some useful information:
1. After 15 years of study, only two species are found in entire 17,000 sq.kms of west Bengal and entire north east and east India. 
2. Even BSI, Howrah could not recognize the plant. 
3. After 12 years, in this year flower and fruit is found.
4. Flowering time: April to June.
5. Place where it is present: Bankura, West Bengal.

Your kind cooperation is highly appreciated.

Note: Confidentiality of this mail and the information should be maintained.  
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Regards,

Priyabrata Roy.
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Basudha Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation,
Kalikapur, Kolkata- 700099







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surajit koley

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Aug 13, 2015, 3:15:57 AM8/13/15
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First question - is it the same species as in another thread - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/1sVjY0Lh_Eo/Tyq4oa7RDgAJ?

If BSI can't help with the physical specimen it must be much more difficult to arrive at a probable ID merely by a couple of pictures.

I need to know (to start with the borage family as KEYed in by Prain and Haines) :-
  • style character
  • ovary character
  • leaf size can be guessed with the attached picture showing ruler; but detail of flower size (tube & lobe); fruit size
Meanwhile, please check probability of Cordia macleodii Hook. f. & Thomson. Two herb. can be viewed at KEW, one from WB and the other from Maharashtra -

Thank you
Regards
surajit koley
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surajit koley

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Aug 13, 2015, 12:27:35 PM8/13/15
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From: Priyabrata Roy. <priyabra...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Please help me Identify the plant.
To: surajit koley <surajitno...@gmail.com>


Dear Mr. Garg,

Thank you for your reply. I will first read & search some more literature, then I will reply to you.

Regards,

Priyabrata Roy.
----------------------
Research Fellow, 
Basudha Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation,
Kalikapur, Kolkata- 700099







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J.M. Garg

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Aug 19, 2015, 7:43:03 AM8/19/15
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

From another thread:
This is a Boraginaceae member.
Someone submitted a similar looking one in another site - http://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_anyone_identify_this_tree
Thank you
Regards
surajit koley                                         
First question - is it the same species as in another thread - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/1sVjY0Lh_Eo/Tyq4oa7RDgAJ?

If BSI can't help with the physical specimen it must be much more difficult to arrive at a probable ID merely by a couple of pictures.

I need to know (to start with the borage family as KEYed in by Prain and Haines) :-
  • style character
  • ovary character
  • leaf size can be guessed with the attached picture showing ruler; but detail of flower size (tube & lobe); fruit size
Meanwhile, please check probability of Cordia macleodii Hook. f. & Thomson. Two herb. can be viewed at KEW, one from WB and the other from Maharashtra -

Thank you
Regards 
surajit koley                                         

Thank you for your reply. I will first read & search some more literature, then I will reply to you. 

Regards,
Priyabrata Roy.

efi page on Cordia macleodii 

 

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Satish N. Pardeshi

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Aug 19, 2015, 9:11:53 AM8/19/15
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The plant in concern is Cordia for sure. to identify correctly to species level number of styles or number of bifurcated stigma is an important character. also ribbed fruiting calyx is also important. i feel C. wallichi can also be checked.

regards
 satish pardeshi
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J.M. Garg

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Aug 20, 2015, 12:45:54 AM8/20/15
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Date: 19 August 2015 at 20:13
Subject: Re: Please help me Identify the plant.
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>



Wild guess !  Please check for Cordia monoica.



On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:12 PM, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

J.M. Garg

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Aug 24, 2015, 6:33:34 AM8/24/15
to efloraofindia, M Swamy, surajit koley, satish pardeshi, Priyabrata Roy.

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

From another thread:
This is a Boraginaceae member.
Someone submitted a similar looking one in another site - http://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_anyone_identify_this_tree
Thank you
Regards
surajit koley                                         
First question - is it the same species as in another thread - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/1sVjY0Lh_Eo/Tyq4oa7RDgAJ?

If BSI can't help with the physical specimen it must be much more difficult to arrive at a probable ID merely by a couple of pictures.

I need to know (to start with the borage family as KEYed in by Prain and Haines) :-
  • style character
  • ovary character
  • leaf size can be guessed with the attached picture showing ruler; but detail of flower size (tube & lobe); fruit size
Meanwhile, please check probability of Cordia macleodii Hook. f. & Thomson. Two herb. can be viewed at KEW, one from WB and the other from Maharashtra -

Thank you
Regards 
surajit koley                                         

Thank you for your reply. I will first read & search some more literature, then I will reply to you. 

Regards,
Priyabrata Roy.

efi page on Cordia macleodii 

The plant in concern is Cordia for sure. to identify correctly to species level number of styles or number of bifurcated stigma is an important character. also ribbed fruiting calyx is also important. i feel C. wallichi can also be checked.
regards
satish pardeshi 

Wild guess !  Please check for Cordia monoica.- from Mahadeswara ji. 

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radha veach

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Aug 24, 2015, 1:36:54 PM8/24/15
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Going on the limited pictures available my guess would be Cordia macleodii which is found in Maharashtra.

thank you
regards
Radha

J.M. Garg

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Aug 25, 2015, 5:19:48 AM8/25/15
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Thanks, Sikarwar ji.

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From: Dr. R.L.S. Sikarwar
Date: 25 August 2015 at 10:20
Subject: Re: Fwd: Please help me Identify the plant.
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Dear Garg ji,
This species is Cordia macleodii Hook. f. & Thomson. of family Boraginaceae and as per my observation
it is 100% true.
Thank u,
Dr. R.L.S. Sikarwar

On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:13:18 +0530 "J.M. Garg" wrote

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Forwarding
again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier
relevant feedback:

















From another thread:This is a Boraginaceae member.Someone submitted a similar looking one in another
site - http://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_anyone_identify_this_tree
Thank youRegardssurajit koley                                         
First question - is it the same species as in another thread
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/1sVjY0Lh_Eo/Tyq4oa7RDgAJ?
If BSI can';t help with the physical specimen it must be much more difficult to arrive at a probable ID
merely by a couple of pictures.
I need to know (to start with the borage family as KEYed in by Prain and Haines) :-style characterovary
characterleaf size can be guessed with the attached picture showing ruler; but detail of flower size
(tube & lobe); fruit sizeMeanwhile, please check probability of Cordia macleodii Hook. f. & Thomson.
Thank youRegards surajit koley                                         

Thank you for your reply. I will first read & search some more literature, then I will reply to
you. Regards,
Priyabrata Roy.


efi page on Cordia macleodii 

 



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From: Priyabrata Roy.
Date: 12 August 2015 at 20:25
Subject: Please help me Identify the plant.
To: jmg...@gmail.com


Respected sir,
Can you please help me to identify the plant (pictures are attached). Some useful information:1. After
15 years of study, only two species are found in entire 17,000 sq.kms of west Bengal and entire north
east and east India. 2. Even BSI, Howrah could not recognize the plant. 3. After 12 years, in this year
flower and fruit is found.4. Flowering time: April to June.5. Place where it is present: Bankura, West
Bengal.
Your kind cooperation is highly appreciated.
Note: Confidentiality of this mail and the information should be maintained.  Please find the
attachments.​​​​Regards,
Priyabrata Roy.
----------------------Research Fellow, Basudha Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation,Kalikapur,
Kolkata- 700099Email: priyab...@outlook.com
Mobile: +(91)-9635016675Web: http://cintdis.org/





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Flora & Fauna';

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surajit koley

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Sep 11, 2015, 12:47:21 PM9/11/15
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Did you or eFI receive any response from Mr Roy, Garg Sir?

Thank you
Regards
surajit koley
a non-botanist member of
efloraofIndia google group

J.M. Garg

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Sep 11, 2015, 10:57:12 PM9/11/15
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No, Surajit ji.

surajit koley

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Sep 12, 2015, 12:53:20 PM9/12/15
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Well, Garg Sir, Mr. Roy told us that he would reply after consulting some more literature. i am very much eager to know what he finally decided about his species.

Thank you
Regards
surajit koley
a non-botanist member of
efloraofIndia google group

J.M. Garg

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May 18, 2020, 7:15:26 AM5/18/20
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Published as Cordia macleodii as per Identification of an endangered tree as a new record of Cordia macleodii, with an update of Cordia in West Bengal, India Debal Deb, Bo Li, Sanjib K. Chattopadhyay & Avik Ray (2018) Webbia, 73:1, 81-88.
With regards,
J.M.Garg

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Priyabrata Roy.

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May 18, 2020, 7:18:37 AM5/18/20
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Dear Sir, 
I've shared with you earlier as soon as it gets published. This work is done by our lab group in Kolkata. Glad to be a small part of it. Thank you for sharing the article with us. 

Regards,

Priyabrata Roy

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