Yes Garg ji, your interpretation is correct. My submissions from Delhi as well as from California are subsp. viscosa.
On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 8:49:39 PM UTC+5:30 Santhan P wrote: > Mathew flora of Tamilnadu carnatic also discussed about this. Thanks Garg > ji for you clear analysis. > > > On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:16:12 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >> >> There has been a lot of confusion as to whether our plants posted in >> efloraofindia at Dodonaea viscosa >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea/dodonaea-viscosa>are >> >> Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia or Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa. >> Pl. see confusion in various sources at Dodonaea >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea>. >> >> However, most of the sources generally point towards Dodonaea viscosa >> subsp. viscosa >> In Celastraceae & Sapindaceae Fortnight : Sapindaceae : Dodonaea viscosa >> : Oman : 090114 : AK-3 >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/1G-jOER02vs>, one >> of our member has stated that The plant of *Dodonaea* is available in >> India are mostly *D. angustifolia*.... in most of flora it is identified >> as *D. viscosa*.... It will be better to consult Flora of Kerala and >> Leenhouts, P.W. 1983. Notes on Extra-Australian species of *Dodonaea*. >> Blumea 28 (2): 271-289. >> As per Pl@ntUse >> <https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Dodonaea_viscosa_(PROTA)>: >> The genus *Dodonaea* comprises about 60 species, which are almost all >> restricted to Australia, suggesting Australia is an evolutionary centre of >> dispersal. In Australia, *Dodonaea viscosa*is described as having seven >> subspecies, which are largely geographically distinct. In tropical Africa, >> 2 varieties of *Dodonaea viscosa* are distinguished: the coastal var. >> *viscosa*, which has usually bisexual, whitish flowers, a strongly >> 2-lobed scar of fallen sepals beneath the fruit and not or only slightly >> compressed seeds, and the mainly inland var. *angustifolia* (L.f.) >> Benth., which has usually shorter and narrower leaves, usually unisexual, >> greenish-yellow flowers, a more or less annular scar of fallen sepals >> beneath the fruit and more compressed seeds. These differences are >> sometimes considered sufficient to distinguish 2 separate species, the >> latter variety given specific rank (as *Dodonaea angustifolia* L.f.). >> >> However, I got a difference from a very authentic source Austraian >> Native Plants Society <http://anpsa.org.au/d-vis.html>, where all 7 >> subsp. are given. >> >> *Dodonaea viscosa* is a very variable species with several subspecies >> recognized. In habit it ranges from a small shrub to a small tree up to 8 >> metres high. Features of the various subspecies found in Australia are: >> >> - subsp.*viscosa* - compact, spreading shrub 1 - 3 metres high. * The >> leaves are wedge-shaped (cuneate) to narrow-obovate (egg-shaped), 1.5 - 3 >> cm long with a short, blunt point or occasionally 2 - 3 toothed. *This >> subspecies is generally found in mallee scrub to open forests in South >> Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Pl. see details at Australian >> Tropical Rainforest Plants >> >> <http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFK7/key/RFK7/Media/Html/entities/Dodonaea_viscosa_subsp._viscosa.htm> >> - subsp.*burmanniana* - small tree 2 - 6 metres high with *narrower >> and longer leaves than subsp.viscosa (6.5 - 15 cm long). *This >> subspecies is found from north eastern New South Wales to north-east >> Queensland. >> - subsp.*angustifolia* - compact shrub to 3 metres high with* much >> narrower leaves than subsp.burmanniana and of similar length. *This >> subspecies is found from south east Queensland to Victoria. Pl. see Plant >> Net >> >> <http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Dodonaea~viscosa+subsp.~angustifolia> >> >> and POWO >> <http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:923216-1>. >> >> >> - Going through our posts, Dodonaea viscosa >> >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/sapindaceae/dodonaea/dodonaea-viscosa>, >> >> our posts are correctly placed as Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa. >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/0ebd5ce7-4b61-4ce8-9fb6-86d66e6d9ae9n%40googlegroups.com.
