Euphorbiaceae for id 090311MK1
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Muthu Karthick
Mar 9, 2011, 2:07:51 AM3/9/11
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Dear all,
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Muthu Karthick, N
Care Earth Trust
Kindly help to id this Euphorbiaceae member, planted in a big pot at a nursery near Chennai. The plant is not flowering that time. The local trade name is 'Bottle tree' as this have bottle-like butress
Date: 08 Jan 2011
Place: Padappai, Chennai
Altitude: c 10 msl
Height of tree: 1-2 M
Leaf rachis: 20 cm
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Muthu Karthick, N
Care Earth Trust
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Vijayasankar
Mar 9, 2011, 10:35:36 AM3/9/11
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Thanks Muthu, for showing us a new plant.
The local name leads to Brachychiton rupestris belonging to Malvaceae (also placed in Sterculiaceae).
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
The local name leads to Brachychiton rupestris belonging to Malvaceae (also placed in Sterculiaceae).
Regards
Vijayasankar RamanNational Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi
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