Garden tree for ID 020511MK1

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Please validate this tree.

Date: 15 Apr 2011; 05:00PM

Location: near ESHA foundation, Coimbatore dist.,  TN

Habitat: planted in garden

4 - 5 M height tree with 10x8cm leaves bearing fruits of c.6cm across. I had not observed flowers here. Is this a Euphorbiaceae member?

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Muthu Karthick, N
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Leaves look like Ficus arnottiana but I wonder whether the tree produces such large fruits, although they are long peduncled.

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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/ 

[shrikant ingalhalikar]

This can be Aleurites fordii or moluccana, need to see closeup of
leaves and also a picture of flowers when possible. Regards, Shrikant

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Shrikant ji

I hope you are right. The fruits do lokk like Aleurites. We have one tree of A. moluccana in DU  campus that mostly produces lobed leaves, but a few un-lobed ones do look like this, though narrower and gradually tapered.

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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]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“This can be Aleurites fordii or moluccana, need to see closeup of
leaves and also a picture of flowers when possible. Regards, Shrikant”                  

 

“Yes Shrikant ji
I hope you are right. The fruits do look like Aleurites. We have one tree of A. moluccana in DU  campus that mostly produces lobed leaves, but a few un-lobed ones do look like this, though narrower and gradually tapered.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh”

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"Reg. the id of  Aleurites fordii or moluccana is correct. I have a well grown plant in our collection and also the picture of flowers as well as fruit. May take some time to locate the pict?. 
Thanks
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B. Rathinasabapathy
Project Co-ordinator
Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
1388, Avinashi Road
Peelamedu
Coimbatore-641004"

 

Thanks, Rathinasabapathy ji.

[Muthu Karthick]

Thank you everyone for the lead.

[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"Pl. go through my blog nbranaikatti.blogspot.com which may be useful.
If you find any sp. id is wrong pl. inform so that I can rectify the same.
Thanks and regards,
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B. Rathinasabapathy"

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding pl.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <brsp...@gmail.com>
Date: 18 August 2011 10:56
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:68639] Garden tree for ID 020511MK1
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

Sir,

 

Pl. find the attached file contain the details about Aleurites fordii. Hope this will be useful.

 

 

Thanks and regards.

 

B. Rathinasabapathy

[Giby Kuriakose]

Most probably this is Aleurites fordii of Euphorbiaceae family. Leaves of A. moluccana are mostly lobed. 

The attached file, an MSc dissertation, would be helpful. 

Regards

Giby

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Bangalore- 560064
India
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[Muthu Karthick]

Thank you Rathinasabapathyji and Gibyji for supportive literature and illustration.

Is A.moluccana a different species? Missouri Botanical Garden says A. moluccana is a illegitimate name.