515 ID wild tree

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild tree, kind regards, Sam.

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 10DEC2023, 05.15pm

Habitat: wild moisture evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine 

Plant habit: small tree, erect branches, hard woody cylindrical stem 07 inches base circumference, rough silvery brown bark

Height: 07 meters

Leaves: alternate even pinnate, leaflets false opposite (06 pairs) elongated/elliptic acute simple glossy wavy size upto: 20×8cm, whitish sprout

Flower: axillary densely spike inflorescence, clustered, diameter:05mm (partially opened), off white, strange smell

Fruit: 

Seed: 

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

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[vip...@gmail.com]

It reminds me of Sapindaceae —> Lepisanthes sp.

Best wishes, Viplav

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Viplav ji,

Yes, it is Lepisanthus sps.  Thank you very much for ID my tree.  Flowers, leaves and leaf arrangement of L. rubiginosa are very close to my tree. In my tree, inflorescence clusters were centralised only in old branches.  Even though, the specimen collected as fallen inflorescence and flower.  Sprout images will be provide as soon as possible.  With kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Sharing sprout images, captured because of amazing whites in the wilderness on 19th December 2022 from an another nearby spot.  I think it's is of same kind tree having 03 feets height.

[vip...@gmail.com]

I think the cauliflorous inflorescences in your photographs are indicative of Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. [syn. Lepisanthes deficiens Radlk.]. Quite a variable species. Please refer to the attached key by JP Pascal & BR Ramesh.

Best wishes, Viplav

PS: In the attached key, L. deficiens is misspelt as L. decipiens. The publication details are mentioned in the file name.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Viplav ji,

Yes, it is Lepisanthes tetraphylla, thank you very much for ID my plant, with kind regards, Sam.