Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Suregada multiflora - False Lime Tree (Please Cnnfirm)

[raman]

False Lime is a tall shrub or a small trees, growing 2-13 m tall, native to NE India. Branches are gray-yellow to gray-brown, hairless. Leaf stalks are 3-12 mm long. Leaf blade is obovate-elliptic to obovate-lanceshaped or oblong-elliptic, 5-16 cm long, 3-8 cm wide, somewhat leathery, with a pointed tip. Flowers are borne in short stalked cymes. Flowers are tiny, 5-8 mm across, male and female flowers separate on the same tree. Male flowers have circular sepals, with 30-60 stamens. Female flowers have an annular disk, and a spherical ovary. Sepals persistent on the fruit, which is round, 1.1-1.5 cm across, slightly fleshy, 3-seeded. Flowering: March-September

Raman

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for validation please.

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[surajit koley]

Sir,

I have a post of this plant at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/8bB1SSgNhFg/discussion.

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[raman]

Surajit ji,

I feel the leaves as well as fruit look different

Raman

[surajit koley]

Yes, Raman Ji, i noticed too, specially i couldn't find any persistent calyx in your pictures.

This could be some other Gelonium sp., please check (pages of F. B. I.) :-

1. http://ia600603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia600603.us.archive.org&page=n461_w1150.jpg
   
2. http://ia700603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia700603.us.archive.org&page=n462_w1150.jpg
   
3. http://ia700603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia700603.us.archive.org&page=n463_w1150.jpg
   

And also - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242350838

Regards,

surajit

Raman

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

I have a post of this plant at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/8bB1SSgNhFg/discussion. Thank you, Regards, surajit

Surajit ji,

I feel the leaves as well as fruit look different Raman

Yes, Raman Ji, i noticed too, specially i couldn't find any persistent calyx in your pictures.

This could be some other Gelonium sp., please check (pages of F. B. I.) :- http://ia600603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia600603.us.archive.org&page=n461_w1150.jpg http://ia700603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia700603.us.archive.org&page=n462_w1150.jpg http://ia700603.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot21753000004373&itemPath=%2F3%2Fitems%2Fmobot21753000004373&server=ia700603.us.archive.org&page=n463_w1150.jpg And also - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242350838 Regards, surajit

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From: raman <raman_ar...@yahoo.com>
Date: 30 January 2012 15:17
Subject: [efloraofindia:105733] Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Suregada multiflora - False Lime Tree (Please Cnnfirm)
To: indian...@googlegroups.com

False Lime is a tall shrub or a small trees, growing 2-13 m tall, native to NE India. Branches are gray-yellow to gray-brown, hairless. Leaf stalks are 3-12 mm long. Leaf blade is obovate-elliptic to obovate-lanceshaped or oblong-elliptic, 5-16 cm long, 3-8 cm wide, somewhat leathery, with a pointed tip. Flowers are borne in short stalked cymes. Flowers are tiny, 5-8 mm across, male and female flowers separate on the same tree. Male flowers have circular sepals, with 30-60 stamens. Female flowers have an annular disk, and a spherical ovary. Sepals persistent on the fruit, which is round, 1.1-1.5 cm across, slightly fleshy, 3-seeded. Flowering: March-September

Raman

[surajit koley]

Dear Raman Ji,

I attach herewith photographs of Gelonium fascuculatum Roxb. of Flora Indica. Please note serrated apex of leaves. The same can be seen in my earlier post - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/8bB1SSgNhFg/discussion.

Now, please compare the following flickr images with my posts -

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/6280028939/
  
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/6280046819/
  

Flora Indica describes Gelonium bifarium Willd. -

• http://ia600607.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967882&itemPath=%2F18%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967882&server=ia600607.us.archive.org&page=n835_w1150.jpg
  
• http://ia600607.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?id=mobot31753000967882&itemPath=%2F18%2Fitems%2Fmobot31753000967882&server=ia600607.us.archive.org&page=n836_w1150.jpg
  

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[Ushadi Micromini]

what post is in reply of?

I get error 404 when I searched ?
am confused as to the source of this discussion and Raman's original submission...
did Surajit go to Lalbagh and this is his new submission??/


Usha di

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[surajit koley]

Usha Di,

Sorry for the inconvenience, it was Raman Ji's post, at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/KVZqo3ysVTc/discussion and i was comparing this thread with mine at - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/8bB1SSgNhFg/discussion.

Thank you,

Regards,

surajit

[raman]

Thanks, Surajit ji

I will check it out

The name plate in Lalbagh used to be:  Gelonium Lanceolatum

Raman

[surajit koley]

Thank you Raman Ji.

Regards,

surajit

Raman

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[J.M. Garg]

Reply from another thread:

"Suregada angustifolia
T. Chakrabarty"

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