Drupe size of a cherry; scarlet when ripe ...............................................................F. Montana
Drupe size of a plum; purple when ripe…………………………………………………………………F.cataphracta
Drupe size of a pea;
Stigmas 5-11………………………………………………………………………………………………………….F.Ramontchii
Stigmas 3-4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………F.latifolia
9) In all the above species the thorns do not bear flowers and fruits.Cooke mentions about one speciesForwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
“After reading a lot from older posts and literature I understood some important points about Flacourtia genus............
1) It now belongs to Salicaceae and previously to Flacourtiaceae.
2) The flowers are without petals. Only sepals
3) Flowers are unisexual. Fruit is a berry.rather than a capsule as in Casearia
(My pictures are probably showing only male flowers)
4) If one sees female flowers one has to look carefully for the stigma and style to differentiate between the species.
5) There is a lot of confusion between F.indica and F. latifolia.
6) Acc. Flora of BSI Mah ;
Styles absent(stigma sessile)...F.latifolia
Styles distinct and conspicuous:
Tomentose young twigs; leaves turning brown on drying .... F.montana
Glabrous young twigs; Leaves not turning brown .... F.indica.
7)Cooke's Flora doesn't mention F.indica.
8) From Cooke's flora. the size of flower is a good additional differentiating character.
Drupe size of a cherry; scarlet when ripe ...............................................................F. Montana
Drupe size of a plum; purple when ripe…………………………………………………………………F.cataphracta
Drupe size of a pea;
Stigmas 5-11………………………………………………………………………………………………………….F.Ramontchii
Stigmas 3-4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………F.latifolia
9) In all the above species the thorns do not bear flowers and fruits.Cooke mentions about one species
which bears flowers and fruits on thorns as F.sepiaria
Now I have to go to the species and check for female flowers; check for the young twigs to see whether they are glabrous ortomentose.....hmmmmm
and also take some leaves for drying to see whether they turn brown.I think I had kept some twigs for 2 days which dried but did not turn brown.
Dr Phadke”
“This could be a male plant of Flacourtia ramontchi.
We have discussed this earlier also, I think. Again there is difference of opinion about its synonymy with F. indica.
Regards
Vijayasankar Raman”
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