Garg Ji C.surinamensis Benth. was reported as cultivated in gardens by Dr M. Sanjappa in his book Legumes of India (1992). He is an authority on Indian legumes and can be trusted. 1914 is the reference of this book in ILDIS.
DSRawat Pantnagar On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 11:58:19 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Thanks, Mahadeswara ji. > Basic question is whether this species is cultivated in India or not. > From the data from ILDIS & other net sources, I feel a few observations > here & there might have been wrongly reported. > It is not reported in India (except for a reference of 1914) as per ILDIS > <http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td001/td_00135.htm> in contrast > to references of *Calliandra haematocephala* > <http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td001/td_00130.htm> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: M Swamy <[email protected]> > Date: 8 December 2016 at 10:49 > Subject: Re: Calliandra surinamensis or not ? > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]>, Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]> > > > Garg ji, > Same doubt for me as well. It is very difficult to pinpoint the sps Id > from photographs. Nevertheless, please check the following links for > comparison. > > Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis Nana - > http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/CALLIANDRA_nana.htm > > . Calliandra surinamensis - > http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/CALLIANDRA_SURINAMENSIS.htm . > > You can view photographs of many other species of *Calliandra too in > this website . Please compare and decide.* > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 3:57 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I check up the details on net but could not find the differences of this >> species from with *Calliandra haematocephala* Hassk. >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/calliandra/calliandra-haematocephala> >> . >> >> What further stuck me up is that in ILDIS, *Calliandra haematocephala* >> <http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td001/td_00130.htm> is shown >> introduced in India vide various references as: * India (I) [2918, 3035, >> 3142, 3382, 3751]; Andhra Pradesh [3751]; Bihar [3751]; Delhi [3751]; >> Karnataka [3751]; Kerala [3751]; Madhaya Pradesh [3751]; Maharashtra >> [3751]; Manipur [3142]; Punjab [3382]; Uttar Pradesh [3035]; West Bengal >> [3751]; * >> >> For *Calliandra* *surinamensis* >> <http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td001/td_00135.htm> Benth., >> ILDIS gives only one reference of India in 1914: *India (I) [1914] * >> >> There is no other postings of *Calliandra* *surinamensis* >> <http://www.legumes-online.net/ildis/aweb/td001/td_00135.htm> in efi so >> far. >> >> So I remain doubtful of this species being found in India. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]> >> Date: 24 November 2016 at 20:29 >> Subject: Re: SYMBIOSIS : 864 >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Hello Gargji, >> This is what BOTANICA a Publication by Random House >> Australia says about Caliiendra surinamensis. >> ( PINK TASSEL-FLPWER ). >> " This tropical species comes from the Guinas region of northern South >> America. It is an elegant shrub of erect open habit upto about 3m tall >> with arching branches and ferny foliage. The flower heads are distinctive, >> forming narrow >> inverted cones that are scattered along the upper sides of the branches, >> white at the base but tipped rose pink. >> They appear through much of the year and attract butterflies." >> Attaching four images. >> Regards, >> Bimal >> >> >> >> -- >> 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> > > > > -- > 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 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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