12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID

[Padmini Raghavan]

This big tree was  growing in a Govt Park in Chennai.

Last month, there were no fruit on it though I had seen plenty of fruit on the Mahogany trees in Bangalore.

Is it a Sweitenia mahagoni?

Are they not likely to bloom or fruit in Chennai?

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Vijayasankar]

could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!

Regards

Vijayasankar

[Mahadeswara]

Could be Sweitenia macrophylla. But cannot be confirmed till flowers
and fruits are observed.

On Nov 12, 4:04 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!
>
> Regards
>
> Vijayasankar
>

[C KUNHIKANNAN]

chance for Simarouba glauca not for Sweitenia.
Kunhikannan

--
Dr. C.Kunhikannan,
Division of Biodiversity,
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding,
Forest Campus,  R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.

[rajdeo singh]

Hello,

It looks like Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss

Rajdeo Singh
Project fellow
St. Xavier's College,
Mumbai

[Padmini Raghavan]

Thanks for the suggestion.

I checked the James Cook university site and read that Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey bark.

This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its trunk and branches.

Regards,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID

Earlier feedback

Vijayasankar ji.........................................could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!

Mahadeswara ji......................................Could be Sweitenia macrophylla.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.

Kunhikannan ji.......................................chance for Simarouba glauca not for Sweitenia.

Rajdeo ji.............................................It looks like Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss

Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James Cook university site and read that Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey bark. This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its trunk and branches...

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[J.M. Garg]

Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Vijayasankar ji.........................................could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!
Mahadeswara ji......................................Could be Sweitenia macrophylla.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.
Kunhikannan ji.......................................chance for Simarouba glauca not for Sweitenia.
Rajdeo ji.............................................It looks like Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James Cook university site and read that Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey bark. This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its trunk and branches...

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Date: 12 November 2010 02:04
Subject: [efloraofindia:54031] 12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID
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[Padmini Raghavan]

Hi All,

 I re-checked the Google sites and found a pic of a  Khaya senegalensis, planted as a street tree at Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam, which matches the trunk of my tree.

 

Please confirm if the leaves also match.

Thanks for all the help,

Rgds,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Vijayasankar ji.........................................could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!
Mahadeswara ji......................................Could be Sweitenia macrophylla.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.
Kunhikannan ji.......................................chance for Simarouba glauca not for Sweitenia.
Rajdeo ji.............................................It looks like Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James Cook university site and read that Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey bark. This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its trunk and branches...

Padmini ji....................................... I re-checked the Google sites and found a pic of a  Khaya senegalensis, planted as a street tree at Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam, which matches the trunk of my tree.  Please confirm if the leaves also match.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:57652] 12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID
To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Padmini Raghavan <pad...@gmail.com>, Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.b...@gmail.com>, Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy...@yahoo.com>, Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>, C KUNHIKANNAN <kunhi...@gmail.com>, rajdeo singh <rajde...@gmail.com>

Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Vijayasankar ji.........................................could it be Simarouba glauca? not sure but!
Mahadeswara ji......................................Could be Sweitenia macrophylla.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.
Kunhikannan ji.......................................chance for Simarouba glauca not for Sweitenia.
Rajdeo ji.............................................It looks like Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James Cook university site and read that Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey bark. This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its trunk and branches...

-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Padmini Raghavan <pad...@gmail.com>

Date: 12 November 2010 02:04
Subject: [efloraofindia:54031] 12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID
To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>

This big tree was  growing in a Govt Park in Chennai.

Last month, there were no fruit on it though I had seen plenty of fruit on the Mahogany trees in Bangalore.

Is it a Sweitenia mahagoni?

Are they not likely to bloom or fruit in Chennai?

Thanks,

Padmini Raghavan.

[Mahadeswara]

One should not relay on the bark structure alone. Many times it will
be confusing that too a photograph. Many times nature of the trunk/
bark changes depending on the age, ecological conditions etc. Of
course this is true for all floral and foliage. Check the flowers and
fruits( of course when it flowers and fruits).

On Jan 18, 7:16 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Resurfacing again for ID
> Earlier feedback

> Vijayasankar ji.........................................*could it be
> Simarouba glauca?* not sure but!
> Mahadeswara ji......................................*Could be Sweitenia
> macrophylla*.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.
> Kunhikannan ji.......................................*chance for Simarouba
> glauca not for Sweitenia*.
> Rajdeo ji.............................................It *looks like Khaya
> senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
> *Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James
> Cook university site and read that *Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey
> bark.* This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its

> trunk and branches...
>
> Padmini ji....................................... I re-checked the Google
> sites and found a pic of a  Khaya senegalensis, planted as a street tree at
> Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam, which matches the trunk of my tree.
>  Please confirm if the leaves also match.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM
> Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:57652] 12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID
> To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com>
>

> Cc: Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>, Vijayasankar Raman <
> vijay.botan...@gmail.com>, Mahadeswara Swamy <swamy_c...@yahoo.com>, Muthu
> Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>, C KUNHIKANNAN <kunhikan...@gmail.com>, rajdeo
> singh <rajdeo.1...@gmail.com>

>
> Resurfacing again for ID
> Earlier feedback

> Vijayasankar ji.........................................*could it be
> Simarouba glauca?* not sure but!
> Mahadeswara ji......................................*Could be Sweitenia
> macrophylla*.  But cannot be confirmed till flowers and fruits are observed.
> Kunhikannan ji.......................................*chance for Simarouba
> glauca not for Sweitenia*.
> Rajdeo ji.............................................It *looks like Khaya
> senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss
> *Padmini ji..........................................I checked the James
> Cook university site and read that *Khaya senegalensis has a smooth grey
> bark.* This tree had a very distinctively patterned bark all the way up its

> trunk and branches...
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired  Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

> Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>
> Date: 12 November 2010 02:04
> Subject: [efloraofindia:54031] 12112010-PR3-In Chennai- for ID
> To: indiantreepix <indian...@googlegroups.com>
>
> This big tree was  growing in a Govt Park in Chennai.
> Last month, there were no fruit on it though I had seen plenty of fruit on
> the Mahogany trees in Bangalore.
> Is it a Sweitenia mahagoni?
> Are they not likely to bloom or fruit in Chennai?
> Thanks,
> Padmini Raghavan.
>
> --
> With regards,

> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1

> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'

> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* &

> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged
> alphabetically & place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them
> for free as per liberal licensing conditions attached with each image.
> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora,

> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1475 members &

> 57,000 messages on 16/12/10 & with a database of around 4400 species on
> 30/11/10)
>
>
>

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[Rashida Atthar]

I think Rajdeo ji is correct, It is Khaya senegalensis-African mahogany. I have seen the same in Mumbai, but smaller trees.  The very distinct bark, ashy, scaly, pink tinged and the long, compound  leaves at the end of the twigs, indicative of the same. Please check the pictures and  info in 'Trees of Delhi' , pg :236

 

regards,

Rashida.