[efloraofindia:35118] Tree for Id

Rakesh Biswas

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May 18, 2010, 1:04:59 AM5/18/10

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Just returned from Gangtok.

I couldn't take a picture but still I feel our esteemed members may be able to guess the name of the tree from the information I got.

This tree was huge with leaves a little bit like M Champaka and flowers are white.

The local name is Chilauni (which is Nepali for itching).

Would be grateful for id (if possible from this information).

regards,

rakesh

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Ritesh Choudhary

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May 18, 2010, 4:56:12 AM5/18/10

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Cud be Schima wallichii.

Regards,
Ritesh.

Rakesh Biswas

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May 19, 2010, 9:24:14 AM5/19/10

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Thanks Ritesh Ji,

You are absolutely correct.

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schima

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schima_wallichii_chois_(Chilaune)_bank_and_closeup.JPG

Gurcharan Singh

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May 19, 2010, 9:54:15 AM5/19/10

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Rakesh ji and Ritesh ji

I find two different plants with white flowers and similar leaves and similar local names:

Nyssa javanica Wang. (syn: N. sessiliflora Hook.f. & T.)

Nepal: Lekh chilaune

Beng.: Chilauni, kalay

Lepcha: Hlo-sumbrung

Assam: Gohari chopa

Here are the photographs:

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/n/nysja/nysja_10_pt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/n/nysja/nysja_en.html&usg=__OFUpwTiOGgJ8H2Q1l-qROPyI1-4=&h=100&w=150&sz=29&hl=en&start=3&sig2=n3FHsdQqG-1dkSxE4hF_7Q&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Asg0W_Cq4AInOM:&tbnh=64&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3DNyssa%2Bjavanica%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=c-nzS7uDBdS1rAfPm5TUDQ

The second is of couse Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. (syn: S. khasiana Dyer; S. mollis Dyer

English/Trade: Needle wood, chilauni

Nepal: Aule-chilaune, goe-chilaune, sule-chilaune

Beng.: Makrisal, cheloni

Assam: Makria, chilauni, makriasal, noghabhe

Goalpara: Gugera

Khasi hills: Dieng-ngan, dingan

Cachar: Bonac, jam

Nagaland: Ingkhia-chin

Lepcha: Sambrang-kung

Here are the photographs

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/Podarki6/Schima_wallichii_14MKh.jpg&imgrefurl=http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/catalog/photo_db/S.htm%3FNumPerPage%3D53%26NumPerLine%3D4%26listonly%3D0%26first%3D371&usg=__WTz9QeNLn-fHfKAb41L30jPBD9I=&h=480&w=480&sz=61&hl=en&start=1&sig2=1txbY084jJ61WepvACH7Zw&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=uW2KFSyBKTQ3zM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dschima%2Bwallichii%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=z-zzS5imHIKtrAfeqbzbDQ

Please compare and decide

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