Thanks Barry.I agree. Satish 2009/1/6 satish phadke <[email protected]>
> Thanks Kenneth. > You may be right. > We had discussed this earlier also. > The visual impression often fails us. > After looking at your mail I measured the size of the leaflets of the twig > which I had brought. and alas.........it is 4.5 cm by 12 cm. Which matches > the description of *S. macrophylla* in Flora of Maharashtra by BSI.The > corresponding size of S. mahogani has to be 3-4cm max. > > 2009/1/6 Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> > > Satish-- >> >> I am wondering if these photos show S. macrophylla rather than S. >> mahogani. S. mahogani is very common here in South Florida, USA, but S. >> macrophylla is rare, so I don't have too many local specimens for >> comparison. I can post pictures of local S. mahogani later for comparson >> to your photos. >> >> Regards-- >> Ken Greby >> Palmetto Bay, Florida USA >> >> --- On *Tue, 1/6/09, satish phadke <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: satish phadke <[email protected]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:7218] Re: ¿ Swietenia mahagoni ? >> To: "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Indian Tree Pix" <[email protected]> >> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:50 AM >> >> Hi Dinesh >> This is my perception about *Sweitenia mahogani.* >> Its a tall tree...18-22m. >> Bark rugose grey black. >> Leaves paripinnate, Leaflets 2-4 pairs, 3-5cm long, opposite, base very >> oblique.(I know you do understand botanical meaning of oblique leaf).The >> upper surface of the leaves is dark blackish green while the under surface >> is paler. >> Flowers greenish yellow,in axillary pendulous pannicles. >> These features are seen in my attached pictures. Of course the full size >> view of my tree is not very pleasing and sorry I don't have the picture of >> the bark. >> The leaf pattern in few of your pictures was that of Syzigium(No oblique >> leaves) >> As regards S. macrophylla.......... I have seen only once and not from >> close but as the name suggests its leaflets are quite larger 6-12*4-5cm.Rest >> of the features are similar and probably the base of the leaflets not that >> oblique. >> Please correct me if any information is wrong. >> Satish >> 2009/1/5 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> >>> Hello friends, >>> >>> I am almost sure that this tree is *Swietenia mahagoni*. >>> Yet, please validate ... not sure how I can rule out *S. macrophylla*. >>> >>> Attached 3 photos, just in case you would like some more views: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=91314...@n00&q=Swieteniamahagoni&m=tags >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
