Sir Situation not clear till now will be going there again soon to see the fruits and other characters
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Kew Plant List treats E. aspera as synonym of E. laevis > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The key in BSI Flora of Mah. >> 1. Flowers usually in terminal corymbose-cymes >> E.aspera. >> 1. Flowers in axillary or lateral or terminal lax cymes of >> unilateral spikes or racemes: >> 2. Leaves symmetric, dark brown when dry, cymes >> longer than 1/2 the length of lamina >> E.indica >> 2. Leaves asymmetric, pale greenish when dry, cymes >> longer than lamina >> E. laevis >> Ehretia aspera is very common around Pune while E laevis is relatively >> rare. >> My field observation : Generally A. aspera are shrub like. The leaves are >> rough as against glabrous in Ehretia laevis >> Will wait for further comments. >> Dr Phadke >> >> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Sir Agree with your observations. As it is being identified as E leavis >>> by us/our teachers and none of the flora of haryana by Jain etal as well as >>> Kumar reported E obtusifolia from Haryana, so we have not even tried to >>> think about other sp. Perhaps a great mistake. one more thing it is very >>> common in Karnal Panipat distriact so a how a taxonomist can skip this while >>> working on flora of such a small and easily approachable state. >>> Thanks for clarifying the situation. However i will try to visit that >>> place again to see the situation Again (Tree/shrub) >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Balkar ji >>>> There are a few things I find difficult yo ignore. >>>> >>>> 1. Ehretia laevis is one of the few very early flowering trees in Delhi, >>>> starting its flowering towards end of February and flowering season ends >>>> around 10th of March. Even fruits are fully mature in June You have >>>> photographs well flowering plant 18 June. >>>> >>>> 2. I have checked my photographs from Delhi, the corolla is clearly with >>>> acute tips. Yours has corolla lobes with rounded tips. >>>> >>>> 3. The leaves of E. laevis are acute to acuminate. Yours new photograph >>>> shows obtuse leaves. >>>> >>>> 4. E. laevis is a tree. You say it is perhaps a shrub. >>>> >>>> All these suggest your plant to be E. obtusifolia. You may please check. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Satish Ji, Gurcharan Ji and HS Ji >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes it is Ehretia laevis,, lovely pic... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sir Pics were taken on 18 june 2011 as printed on pics itself. In >>>>>>> those days i was on Flying Squad duty in Colleges of karnal. Although >>>>>>> it was >>>>>>> not so small we may say it woody shrub or small tree. attaching i more >>>>>>> photo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected] >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ehretia laevis, I hope you have photographed it in April-May, when >>>>>>>> it flowers in Delhi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Satish Phadke < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It may be *Ehretia aspera* if it is a shrub rather than a tree. If >>>>>>>>> you have more closeup pictures of leaves it will be useful for >>>>>>>>> differentiating...(Still it can be *Ehretia laevis* though) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:16 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected] >>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear all >>>>>>>>>> *Ehretia laevis* >>>>>>>>>> from Karnal By Pass. shot near the boundary of DWR Karnal >>>>>>>>>> *Family:* *Boraginaceae* >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>>>> 09416262964 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> - H.S. >>>>>> >>>>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere >>>>>> heart of stone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>> 09416262964 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
