Thanks P.Santhanji,for ID confirmation
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:43 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan <ponsant...@gmail.com> > Date: 23 November 2015 at 06:41 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:235534] TSPNOV2015-19:images of Crescentia > cujete (Bignoniaceae) > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> > > > *Crescentia alata Kunth* > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:26 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> This should be C alata looking at leaves and flowers. Please check. >> Regards >> >> Shrikant >> >> efi page on Crescentia alata >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia/crescentia-alata> >> & >> Crescentia cujete >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia/crescentia-cujete> >> >> In view of the remarks of Srikant ji you may please check for C.alata >> also. >> Crescentia alata is similar to Crescentia cujete >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/crescentia_cujete.htm> except that >> both fruits and flowers are smaller as per toptropicals.com : >> http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Crescentia_alata.htm- from Swamy ji >> >> The uploaded image matches with the image and description of Crescentia >> cujete in Flowers of India website. >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Calabash%20Tree.html - >> from Kumar ji. >> >> Your remarks 'How does one compare the fruit and flower sizes in one tree >> specimen' is most appropriate. I concur with your views. I think one >> need to check all the taxonomic characters of the species using the flora >> and key for the genus. This can be done only by the person who has posted >> the picture and has access to the specimen. You have also taken trouble >> to make appropriate references on the taxa. Very helpful.- from Swamy ji >> >> >> Analysed many images that I had taken with reference to the link... >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/bignoniaceae/crescentia....in >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fefloraofindia%2Fspecies%2Fa---l%2Fb%2Fbignoniaceae%2Fcrescentia....in&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF03Vw7K4OYnmCMv9P9oE6Gj_pqwQ> >> the efl page.Though the leaves exhibit marked variability in being both >> simple and trifoliate,they are predominantly tifoliate with prominently >> winged petioles as could be seen in one of the uploaded images.Further the >> maroon-streaked flowers point towards Crescentia alata...! But I am given >> to understand that C.alata and C.cujete interbreed...!?- from Kumar ji. >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> >> Date: 7 November 2015 at 10:17 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:235534] TSPNOV2015-19:images of Crescentia cujete >> (Bignoniaceae) >> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> >> >> Dear friends, >> >> It is my pleasure to share few images of *Crescentia cujete * >> (Bignoniaceae) >> >> Habit: Medium sized tree >> >> Habitat: Cultivated >> . >> Sighting: Devarayanadurga,Tumkur,Karnataka. >> >> Date: 07-07-2014,10-11-2014,14-06-2015 and 5-10-2015 >> >> Thanks and regards >> tspkumar >> Deputy Conservator of Forests >> Working Plan >> Chikmagalur >> Ph:988057158 >> >> *"When the last tree has been cut down,the last fish caught,the last >> river poisoned,only then we will realise that one cannot eat money"-Osage >> saying* >> >> -- >> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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