Dear Pravin ji, Shrikant ji and Prashant ji Whereas we are sure the plant belongs to genus Atalantia, please make sure it is A. racemosa. Another species A. malabarica (Rafin.) Tanaka (syn: A. monophylla Correa) also grows in the same general area. It has longer pedicels (8-12 mm), 4 petals, 8 stamens, fls in corymbs. A. racemosa has shorter pedicels, fls in up to 8 cm long racemes, 3-4 calyx lobes. To me pedicels look longer, and inflorescence more of a corymb, besides 4 petals and 8 stamens. Won't it be better identified as A. malabarica?. I have no field experience of this genus and am commenting solely based on literature information.
PS: I don't know wherefrom this noreply mail crept into the thread. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh 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/ On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji. > > regards > Prashant.. > > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is clearly a member of Rutaceae and not Rubiaceae (where stamen number >> equals petals and filaments are not dilated). Citrus has stamens 4+ times >> the number of petals, whereas Atlantia has twice the number of petals. Here >> we can count 4 petals and 8 stamens in several flowers. Obviously Pravin ji >> and Shrikant ji are justified in identifying it as Atalantia racemosa. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> 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/ >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> To me it appears like some citron. >>> Regards >>> Yazdy Palia. >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Dear Friends, >>> > >>> > Came across this tree at Matheran (Sunset pt.) (14-11-2009). >>> > >>> > Flowers were Fragrant. Is this Canthium Sp. (Rubiaceae family)?? >>> > >>> > Thanks & best wishes >>> > Prashant >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
