Lots of thanks to everyone: Ken, Barry, Satish, and Garg ji. This post enlightened as well as educated me. Regards.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:50 PM, satish phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
