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Debjit Mukherjee

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Jun 30, 2018, 9:27:15 AM6/30/18
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Date/Time- Jun 17 2018

 

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Victoria memorial, Kolkata

 

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Urban

 

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree

 

Height/Length- 40 Feet

 

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Large (

10-20 cm) like Jatropa curcus



 

Inflorescence Type/ Size- Not sure

 

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-

 

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not sure

 

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Not Sure

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Ushadi Micromini

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Jun 30, 2018, 3:06:47 PM6/30/18
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Do you have photographs df the undersurface of the leaves ?

I want to say tis is Pterospermum acerifolium 
ie Kanak champ
but would like to see a few more details of the leaves
and later in the season (like in aufust) the flowers.

there is some write up on our page about the leaves being peltate and orbicular
but the case we have shows wide variation in that characteristic

Most of the tree in victoria memorial have a small metal plate with a number etched, 
did you see one on this tree?

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Mahadeswara

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Jul 1, 2018, 8:41:02 AM7/1/18
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Doubtful Id.  Looks different Ushadi ji.
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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 1, 2018, 10:51:12 AM7/1/18
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I agree
the leaves and their grouping, insertion of the petiole all had me worried


Debjit
i was not asking for the name label, i know they have a problem

i was just asking for a number plate its about 3 inches by three inches
mostly because it seems there is a lot of cutting down of tree going on in the background

wanted to know if you saw any number on this tree

this tree has me worried, it seems it may go on the chopping block soon

thats all

usha di 

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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 1, 2018, 12:56:24 PM7/1/18
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only other possibility can think of is

a tree called 
Berrya cordifolia var. mollis.

These is one in Shibpur botanical garden.

ANd Bentihill says there was one near Tollyclub main gate and what is now the exide mor...???


usha dfi

ps internet including our website is not much help in that that  nobody includes great pictures of the leaves and bark.


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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 1, 2018, 12:59:05 PM7/1/18
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forwarding to Tapasda
he would know
and if he does not, he would know who does

so Tapasda, here we  are, please help


thanks
Usha di 
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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 6, 2018, 8:08:49 PM7/6/18
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Tapasda
any news on this tree?
awaiting your opinion

thanks
usha di
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Tapas Chakrabarty

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Jul 8, 2018, 1:19:34 PM7/8/18
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Difficult to say. Kleinhovia hospita comes to mind without flowers and fruits.

Usha di 

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Mahadeswara

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Jul 8, 2018, 11:25:43 PM7/8/18
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Quite possible sir.  

J.M. Garg

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Jul 9, 2018, 9:34:59 AM7/9/18
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Thanks, Tapas ji, Ushadi and Mahadeswara ji

Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 9, 2018, 10:18:20 AM7/9/18
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yes Kleihovia ia what i entertained first 
but the leaves did not seem to be of the right size though

thanks Tapas da.

usha di


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Tapas Chakrabarty

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Jul 9, 2018, 10:51:38 AM7/9/18
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Yes Ushadi, not Kleinhovia at all. The photographer is requested to take photo of flowers.

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 9, 2018, 11:10:08 AM7/9/18
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Possibility of any Sterculia (even Firmiana)?
Regards.
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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 9, 2018, 6:08:00 PM7/9/18
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Dinesh
you may be onto something

the feature here that was very evident was the crowding of the leaves at the very end of the branches

that seems to be point we need to do the differential diagnosis

well onto research

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J.M. Garg

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Jul 17, 2018, 10:30:16 PM7/17/18
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Another guess is Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston 

J.M. Garg

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Jul 18, 2018, 1:27:38 AM7/18/18
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Garg ji . I compared the phtographs of  Cochlospermum religiosum  taken by me  in Mysore.  They  are different.

J.M. Garg

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Jul 24, 2018, 11:34:09 AM7/24/18
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Can Jatropha curcus attain such height and tree like structure? 

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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 24, 2018, 11:45:11 AM7/24/18
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no

it seems
i have searched long 
and hard
nothing to be had on the internet

but never say never

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looking closely at the picture above...
there is a metal plate like something
may be a second visit by debjit will get us a number 
with that number we could ask the memorial staff!

usha di



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Can Jatropha curcus attain such height and tree like structure? 
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Date/Time- Jun 17 2018

 

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Victoria memorial, Kolkata

 

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Urban

 

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree

 

Height/Length- 40 Feet

 

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Large (

10-20 cm) like Jatropa curcus



 

Inflorescence Type/ Size- Not sure

 

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-

 

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not sure

 

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Not Sure

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M Swamy

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Jul 24, 2018, 11:47:46 AM7/24/18
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No.  Nevertheless, it grows up to 10 feet as observed in Mysore where it is found in wastelands. Anyway the photograph does not look like J. c.  It is different according to me. 

Santhan P

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Jul 24, 2018, 10:37:45 PM7/24/18
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It is Gyrocarpus americanus (hernandiaceae), soft tree,frequently found in the dry foot hill areas. 

Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 25, 2018, 12:44:03 AM7/25/18
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that would make it the helixcopter tree
1: gargji"s picture of that tree is in flowers of india site
the leaves dont match
but his case on efloraindia shows many pictures
and the leaves indeed are bunching up at the tip of the branches 
although they are simple in outline  not like jatropha leaves

2:on our own page for 

Gyrocarpus americanus



the few cases we have shows a wide range of leaves sizes and outlines

and there had always been a chaos and discussions of differential diagnosis based only on leaves.

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we  have the same problem here we only have leaves shape and the fact that they are bunching up at the end of branches.

we need flowers and or seeds.
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i would not wish this to be the final say
nor would i like to mark this case as complete 
(because i find that no further discussions are possible ) (
one can only write to the last person on the thread before it was marked complete.)

usha di 




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Mahadeswara

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Jul 26, 2018, 12:18:48 AM7/26/18
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I agree with Ushadi ji.  The issue is confused now.   Does the tree  has  different  shapes of leaves.  
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Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan

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Jul 26, 2018, 6:11:10 AM7/26/18
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No confusion sir, it will have entire to 3 - lobed leaves.
Thanks &regards
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Mahadeswara

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Thanks Santhan ji for the valuable information.

Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 26, 2018, 11:51:59 PM7/26/18
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i second Mahadeswara's sentiments
and thank Santhan.
but i hold an open  mind about the final diagnosis
need to find more data, leaf pictures showing diverse outlines
or descriptions or herbarium sheets of various leaves.

its by no means a closed or completed case

usha di

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Pardeshi S.

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Dear All,

to me it is Firmiana sps. also looks closer to Dombeya sps.

Regards

Satish Pardeshi

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Thanks, Satish ji.

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Thanks usha di. I do not think it is Kanak Champa as I am very familiar with it. In fact I have one at home. Kanak Champa usually blooms in March(attaching a photo taken on 17-March this year). Also I did not find any plate but I'll look for it again when I visit next.
Honestly, the name plates are not that authentic. I have found many tress are wrongly labelled in Dhakuria and even in Victoria.

Regards,
Debjit

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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 27, 2018, 6:53:49 AM7/27/18
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Thank you Satish . Your input means a lot to us.

OK 
now we are getting somewhere

all the viable choices we have so far seem to  point to a member of malvaceae family

Dr Pardeshi: Dombeya sp family malvaceae shows  four species  in our list 
                     Firmiana sp is of family Malvaceae shows two species  in our list 
DR Desai :    Berrya sp is of family Malvaceae   shows two species on our list

Tapasda, USha di, have considered are Kleinhovia is also of Malvaceae family.
Usha di thought it was Pterospermum ... Debjit said its not because he has one himself, and this is not it.

Gargji suggested could it be:  Cochlospermum religiosum of  family 

Bixaceae

but Usha di says its not, because she had one and its not at all similar .


and Santhan ji said it is  Gyrocarpus americanus  of family Hernandiaceae
and he says three types of leaves can be seen in this tree
although what we see on the net and what we have here are not matching. 

Oiginal question was could it be related to could it be  Jatropha curcas of euphorbiaceae family

Interesting 

gives us options to think about and search
usha di 

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Jul 27, 2018, 9:13:29 AM7/27/18
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Thanks, Ushadi for detailed analysis. 

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Firmiana colorata?

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Pl. check details and images at Firmiana colorata

Firmiana colorata?
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Aug 13, 2018, 11:29:32 PM8/13/18
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Just the leaf details is the problem sometimes
thats the case here it seems

Mohina has shown a case that is almost at the bottom of the page 





and Dr. NEIL Soares  had shown tree base in her case

May be Neil can look at the original pictures sent by Debjit
I think he would know 
Neil can you please look see?
thanks
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Forwarding for ID
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Apr 9, 2021, 9:32:01 AM4/9/21
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Firmiana colorata
I revisited the tree a few weeks back and found the flowers. 

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Thanks, Debjit ji

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Thanks Debjit ji.




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I too agree with Debjit Ji,
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