Thank you very much Tapas sir. A herbarium of this can be made as I am very familiar with the forests here. Please let me know if this is required. It can be done.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > I take the privilege to inform you that I am the same "one T. > Chakrabarty", one of the authors for the genus *Bridelia *Willd. > (Euphorbiaceae, sens. lat.) published in Fl. India 23: 376. 2012. > > Having seen the authentically named materials, I believe that the present > photographs represent *Bridelia retusa *(L.) A.Juss. - in its present > circumscription. However, since a doubt has been raised on the identity, I > refrain from any further comment unless I examine herbarium specimens > collected from the same tree which seems impossible. Hence the identity > suggested by Dr. Samir Mehta may be accepted. > > It is well known that while the herbarium specimens form the base of > Angiosperm taxonomy, a photograph, however good it may be, is invalid for > scientific purposes without a scale or at least measurements and and such > it is useful only for getting a first hand impression of the plant. > > With kind regards. > > T. Chakrabarty, > Ex Scientist, > Botanical Survey of India. > > Howrah, dated 20. 4. 2015. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ' ..Bridelia stipularis is scandent or climbing and in this species the >> flowers ..' >> >> It can be a small tree also, 3-5m. >> In support of my contention I refer you to Fl. India, vol 23, pg. 382, >> [1st line of the last para,on that page] (Publ. BSI) Ed.N.P. Balakrishnan >> et al. >> More interestingly, the Section on Tribe Bridelieae Meul. Arg. is edited >> by one T. Chakrabarty et al >> >> Regards, >> >> Samir Mehta >> >> >> >> >> On Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 5:39:52 PM UTC+5:30, tchakrab wrote: >>> >>> Well, the habit of Bridelia stipularis is scandent or climbing and in >>> this species the flowers (calyx) and the fruits are larger than the other >>> species. >>> Regards, >>> Tapas. >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, I am aware of that. I did mention the details about this post is >>>> *Bridelia >>>> retusa* and not *Bridelia stipularis*/*Bridelia scandens*. >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Bridelia* *scandens* (Roxb.) Willd. is a synonym >>>>> <http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/about/#synonym> of *Bridelia* >>>>> *stipularis* (L.) Blume >>>>> <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-24660> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Samir Mehta >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 10:37:01 PM UTC+5:30, Anurag Sharma wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> From my side, sir- *Bridelia stipularis* is scandent >>>>>> <http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/img/pdf/Bridelia%20scandens/122.pdf.jpg> >>>>>> in habit and found in the western ghats >>>>>> <http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/img/pdf/Bridelia%20scandens/123.pdf.jpg> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Samir Mehta <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Why not B. stipularis Tapas ji? >>>>>>> Flowers look large (greater than 6mm). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks & Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Samir Mehta >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 8:33:43 PM UTC+5:30, tchakrab wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think its okay. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected] >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Family: Phyllanthaceae >>>>>>>>> Date: 17th April 2015 >>>>>>>>> Place: Nandi Hills, Bangalore, Karnataka >>>>>>>>> Habit: Tree >>>>>>>>> Habitat: Scrub forest >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Anurag N. 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