Identification of trees..

[ranjini kamath]

Just a question unaccompanied by pictures.Is there a way of
identifying trees just by Trunk & Bark alone? I find Mahua v.easily
identifiable just by it's bark.Is there a classification for types of
Barks?.Will really appreciate a reply.
Thank you
Ranjini Kamath

[Nudrat]

Hello

So far there is no classification based on bark pattern. Field
experience is the only way by which one can recognise trees using
characters that they find distinct.

[Neil Soares]

Hi Ranjini,    One of Dr.Almeida's students at St.Xavier's College,Bombay did her doctoral thesis on identification of trees by studying its bark, but I believe the study was never published. Maybe Dr.Rajendra Shinde could enlighten us further.               With regrads,                 Neil Soares.  --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Nudrat <nudra...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Rajendra Shinde]

Hello,

I did my Ph.D. on Mumbai Trees under Dr. Almeida way back in 1993. I used the bark characters for identification purpose. However, I could not find any literature then on this topic.
From what I learnt during that period
1. bark characters differ with the age of trees. (We also did a small project with a school children and this was a prominent findings in that project).
2. You will have to use the characher only in small groups..such as key to the species with in the genus or key to the genera. You cant use this for the family.

Now a days, with internet faciltiy, you might get some more information available.

Rajendra

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& Reader in Botany
St. Xavier's College,
(University of Mumbai)
Mumbai 400001.
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Cell : 9819100131

[Anand Kumar Bhatt]

You know how disappointing the Trees of India published by BNHS has
turned out to be. Why dont you attempt another book? I am sure some
Foundation or other will be ready to help you out.
You have to get hold of an excellent photographer, and he has to take
pictures all through the year. Not just once.
Think over it.
akbhatt

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My blogsite is at:
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And the photo site:
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[J.M. Garg]

I think good pictures should not be a problem now, which Indiantreepix members can contribute for a good cause. 

2009/4/25 Anand Kumar Bhatt <anand...@gmail.com>

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