Dear Anuragji, Please send photographs of fruits of this species when available. I have already posted my comments and for the present I am not discussing the intricate details regarding differences between the two species, i.e. B. retusa and B. stipularis. Regards, TC.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Anurag Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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