ID Request-04042011-PKA2

Prashant awale

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Apr 4, 2011, 4:00:01 AM4/4/11

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Dear Friends,

Seen this tree at Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. Could not spot any flowers.

Date/Time: 03-04-2011 / 10:30AM
Location: Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai
Habitat: Cultivated?
Plant Habit: Tree (Approx 6m).

Regards
Prashant

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Prashant awale

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Apr 4, 2011, 11:04:05 AM4/4/11

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Dear Friends,

Here is the response from Satish Pardeshi Ji w.r.t. the ID of this plant...

Prashant ji

this is

Gustavia augusta L. Dissert. Pl. Surinam 17, 1775 at Amoen. Acad. 8: 266. t.5, 1785; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 2: 259, 1998.

LECYTHIDACEAE A. Rich.

(Gustaviaceae Burnett, Outl. Bot.: 717, 1092, 1135. Feb 1835, is included in the list of validly published families (Reveal, L. J., 2007 in Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium www.plantsystematics.org.))

Thanks Satish Pardeshi ji for the ID.

Regards
Prashant

Satish Phadke

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Apr 5, 2011, 8:43:26 AM4/5/11

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Yes Prashant
Gustavia augusta
Luckily. I got the opportunity to click its beautiful flower which is somewhat similar to Magnolia on gross observation last month.
Satish

Usha Desai

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Apr 9, 2011, 7:01:51 AM4/9/11

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Satish ji
please share the photographs of the flowers...it will complete the pictures.

Prashant ji nice pictures ...There are 2 trees..one in Japanes Garden and one at the main last circle....just at the corner before you take a turn to go the office....Usha Desai[TAW]

Satish Phadke

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Apr 9, 2011, 8:19:02 AM4/9/11

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Usha ji You might have missed my earlier post Dated 1 March 2011.
Sending it again in a separate thread.

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