TREE ID------17th DECEMBER 2011-----S.S.------038---- NEAR GANTOK

[PlantaholicSheila]

Please can anyone id this tree.

Pic taken on 12th April 2011.

Near Rumtek monastery,  on hill opposite GANTOK. SIKKIM.

Thank you.

Sheila.

 

Habitat..... In the garden of a private house. But it looked to be wild rather than planted.

Tree.

Leaves..... newly emerged . See pic.

Sorry no flowers or other clues!

 

[Mahadeswara]

The young leaves (emerging), which are looking like flower buds point
towards one of the Ficus species. I am not sure.

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“The young leaves (emerging), which are looking like flower buds point
towards one of the Ficus species. I am not sure.” from Mahadeswara ji.

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[jmgarg1]

A reply from Datla CS Raju ji:

"Important trees in Jawaharlal Nehru Botanic Garden are listed as Google Docs by Datla C.S.Raju.

There is no Ficus in this area except Rubber Fig at Saramsa Sanctuary you might have visited..As you dont know even local name of the tree my memory is it is likely a Magnoliad-just see the doc I will email. ..."

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Any chance of -

• Magnolia x alba ??? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_%C3%97_alba
• http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250090229
  

Some others - 

• Magnolia macrophylla - http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/large/magnolia_macrophylla_subsp_ashei_4979.jpg
• another - http://asperupgaard.dk/garden/plantegrupper/magnolia/magnolia_macrophylla/slides/2009-06-11_09-11-42_0070.jpg
• Magnolia tripetala - http://www.onlineplantguide.com/Plant-Details/1620/
• another - http://www.saylorplants.com/pd.asp?pid=4222
• a pdf on Magnoliaceae - http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume07/Magnoliaceae.pdf

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Yes for Magnolia! 

M. hodgsonii is a guess from me.

Best regards,

Ritesh.

[U GLachungpa]

Dear All,

The photos look like leaf buds of a Ficus sp. possibly F. benjamina or F. infectoria.

We locally call the tree 'KABRA'.  The leaf-buds are collected and pickled around March-April, which is when the pictures were taken too.

The plant is possibly planted or cared for as almost all Ficus species are used as fodder.

Hope this helps,

Usha Lachungpa

On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:23 PM, jmgarg1 <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa

Prin. Research Officer

Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt.

Govt. of Sikkim

Forest Secretariat Annexe Bldg

Deorali, Gangtok 737102 

Tel/Cell: 03592-280402; 094340-25273

ushagla...@gmail.com

[Plantaholic Sheila]

Surajit, thank you for your suggestion of Magnolia and for all the trouble you took to add links.

In our garden we grow many sp of magnolia and I do not think I have ever seen new  leaf buds like these.

[Plantaholic Sheila]

  Thank you also Ritesh for your suggestion. of Magnolia.

[Plantaholic Sheila]

Thank you Usha,

 

I feel that you are correct.

You have a knowledge of the locallity.

All over this area we saw evidence of the hard working local people collecting green plants for fodder for their animals.

I appreciate your help.

Thank you.

Sheila.

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[U GLachungpa]

Dear All,
The photos look like leaf buds of a Ficus sp. possibly F. benjamina or F. infectoria.
We locally call the tree 'KABRA'.  The leaf-buds are collected and pickled around March-April, which is when the pictures were taken too.

The plant is possibly planted or cared for as almost all Ficus species are used as fodder.
Hope this helps,
Usha Lachungpa

[surajit koley]

Madam,

I also agree that this is no Magnolia, i think Mahadeswara Ji and Usha Ji identified it correctly. I should had searched for Ficus leaf-buds also, using key provided by Mahadeswara Ji.

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

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[J.M. Garg]

Pl. check for Ficus rumphii Blume as per images herein.

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[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Wondering if this could be a Magnolia. Pl check this link: https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=4979&fromplants=pl_id%3D2760

Regards,

Ritesh

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ritesh ji

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID

Distributed as Magnolia species- Gangtok, Sikkim

Group discussion at

TREE ID------17th DECEMBER 2011-----S.S.------038---- NEAR GANTOK (google.com)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID

Distributed as Magnolia species- Gangtok, Sikkim

Group discussion at

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[surajit koley]

Sir, this is, I think Ficus sp. Ficus geniculata Kurz is a probability.

Relevant reading -

• http://pleione.ehsst.org/journals/Pleione102/011%20Ficus%20in%20Chakrashila%20WLS%20Assam.pdf
  
• https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Photo-plate-showing-AFicus-geniculata-Kurz-1A-Figs-2A-Bark-3A-Bract-and-B_fig1_307630703
  
• http://www.pharmacologyjournals.net/article/view/6/2-1-13
  

Thank you.

Best regards,

Surajit Koley

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[Mahadeswara]

My presumption is confirmed. Thanks Srajit ji.

[surajit koley]

Of-course yes, you were correct, Mahadeswara ji, way back in 2011, it was I who created the blunder.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Surajit Koley

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