Anogeissus for ID

[satish phadke]

I think this tree is Anogeissus acuminata (Syn.A. pendula)
Last year I had photographed the same tree flowering in March.
Today 7th Jan 2009.I saw it flowering.
Large tree may be 20 feet.
Leaves alternate........acute tip as against blunt as in A. latifolia.(Dhawda)
Inflorescence 1.5cm.
Satish
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[Neil Soares]

Hi Satish,   From your photographs and description it seems to be Anogeisus serica.The leaves of A.myrtifolia [A.pendula] are 2-4 by 0.9-1.5 cms and the flowers are in small globose heads 6mm across [whereas in A.serica it is 1-2 cms in diameter].  Haven't got photographs of either but am sending you photographs of A.latifolia [Dhavda] for comparison.                 With regards,                    Neil Soares. --- On Wed, 1/7/09, satish phadke <phadke...@gmail.com> wrote:

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji.

I could hardly find any link worth mentioning here for Anogeissus sericea: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3514

Some extracts from Wikipedia link on Anogeissus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anogeissus

Anogeissus is a genus of trees native to South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa, belonging to family Combretaceae. The genus has eight species, five native to South Asia, two endemic to the southern Arabian Peninsula, and one native to Africa. Anogeissus latifolia, known as dhaora, is one of the most useful trees in India. Its leaves contain large amounts of tannin, and are used in India for tanning. The tree is the source of Indian gum, also known as ghatti gum, which is used for calico printing among other uses. A. pendula, known as kardhai or dhok, is common in the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests of western India, where it often forms pure stands in the rocky ridges of the Aravalli Range. A. leiocarpus is found in Africa from northeastern Ethiopia to Senegal, and its bark is used to produce Anogelline, a substance used in cosmetics. A. dhofarica and A. bentii are endemic to the woodlands of the southern Arabian Peninsula.

2009/1/7 Neil Soares <drneil...@yahoo.com>

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[satish phadke]

Thanks Neil and Gargji
Satish

2009/1/8 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

2009/1/7 Neil Soares <drneil...@yahoo.com>

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[satish phadke]

Sending the fruits of the same tree.This tree is still flowering.After searching the mail I thought I should have measured the length of the leaves flowers for proper ID
Satish

2009/1/7 satish phadke <phadke...@gmail.com>

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[JM Garg]

I think Anogeissus acuminata only.

[Tapas Chakrabarty]

It is not possible to identify the images conclusively without knowing the measurement of the leaves and indumentum, particularly of the calyx, if any. Tentatively it may be assigned to Anogeissus acuminata var. fischerei.

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