Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members

Location:  Phedi, Nagarkot, Bhaktapur

Date: 6 July 2019

Elevation:  1623 m.

Habit : Wild

Syn : Sarcococca pruniformis Lindl.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

Rdequest ID validation please !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Saroj Kasaju]

ID validatio  please !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Keys in flora of Bhutan ;

l. Shoots puberulous; leaves narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, 5 — 9 x 1 - 2cm, pinnately veined to base ........ 1. S. hookeriana

+ Shoots glabrous; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 8— 12 x 2.5-4cm, 3-veined at base …….. 2. S. wallichii

Flora of Bhutan lists only these two species.

However, Checklist of Nepal lists 4 species, including S. coriacea (Hook.) Sweet

Flora of Pakistan only lists Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Muell.-Arg., which looks different as per images at Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) Müll. Arg.

Details ain Flora of Bhutan are as below:

1. S. hookeriana Baillon; S.pruniformis Lindley var. hookeriana (Baillon) Hook. f. Tongsa: Hue Shing; Nep: Chilekath (34). Fig. l6r — v. Shrub 0.3 —2m; shoots puberulous. Leaves narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, 5 —9 x l - 2cm, acuminate or acute, base cuneate, pinnately veined but veins obscure, glabrous except on midrib above; petioles 5 — 7mm. Flowers strongly fragrant; racemes short, 3 — 10-flowered; bracts ovate c 2.5cm. Perianth segments greenish or pink, c 2mm. Stamens white, long-exserted, c 6mm. Ovary ovoid, c 2.5mm. Berries subglobose, c 8mm, black. Bhutan: S-Chukka district, C—Ha, Thimphu, Punakha,Tongsaand Bumthang districts, N - Upper Mo Chu district; Darjeeling; Sikkim; Arunachal Pradesh: Nyam Jang Chu. Shaded streamsides and ravines in cool broad-leaved and Blue Pine forests, 2130 — 2900m. April —June. Woodhard, sometimes used to make walking sticks (34). Valued horticulturally as a ground-cover plant and for its fragrant flowers.

2. S. wallichii Stapf; S. pruniformis sensu F.B.l. p.p. non Lindley Similar to S. hookeriana but shoots glabrous; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 8 — 12 x 2.5—4cm, long-acuminate, strongly 3-veined above base; petioles l — l.5cm; fruits c lcm diameter. Bhutan: S—Samchi district (Sangura, l 14),C-Tongsadistrict (Chendebi) and Mongar district (Mongar); Darjeeling: Batasi, Rimbik; Sikkim: Singalela; Arunachal Pradesh: NyamJangChu. Warm and cool broad-leaved forests, 1500 - 2300m. November— April.

Pl. see Foc Illustration on Sarcococca wallichii

I am unable to find the keys between Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet and Sarcococca wallichii Stapf

But would like to go with Sarcococca wallichii Stapf for the posted plant for the time being.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

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[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Mr. Garg.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju