Dear friends I think these differences are not significant when we realise that all modern books and databases including GRIN and The Plant List treat M. exotica L. (as well as M. exotica DC.) is treated as synonym of M. paniculata. Except from shape of fruit and other minor differences there is nothing to warrant treating exotica as an independent species.
-- 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 Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:23 AM, harithasandhya <harithasand...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Dear friends, > > This is getting more and more interesting and cofusing! > Had a look at the pictures and the link that Ushadi had posted. > According to it Murraya paniculata has elongated seeds and M.exotica > rounded ones. The berries I have collected recently from different > plants in various gardens in Trivandrum have elongated seeds. So they > have to be Murraya paniculata according to the above link. > > But Vijaysankar says M.paniculata is the wild one and H.S. says > M.paniculata flowers are not fragrant. But the flowers of the trees > with elongated seeds are very fragrant. > > Just wanted to share these observations. > > > Regards, > Sandhya > > > On Jul 29, 7:34 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Usha Ji and Gurcharan Ji > > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:46 AM, ushadi Micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > Gurucharanji: > > > googling for " murraya paniculata flower dissection" > > > some where along the way a nice bw line drawing of the > > > flower and ovary etc of murraya paniculate... > > > the figure could non be copied... > > > but I could access the accompanying text which red, I quote: > > > " > > > > > *Murraya* *paniculata* is cultivated as an ornamental shrub, whereas M. > > > koenigii is cultivated for its curry leaves. Leaves of Skimmia laureola > are > > > burnt in order to purify air. Ruta (rue), Zanthoxylum (toothache tree), > and > > > Casimiroa are medicinal. Boenninghausenia (‘Pisu-mar-buti’) is used as > an > > > insecticidal. *Murraya* *paniculata* ‘Kamini’ Cultivated evergreen > shrub. > > > Leaves: Alternate, imparipinnate, leaflets 5-7, gland-dotted, > coriaceous, > > > exstipulate, unicostate reticulate. Inflorescence: Axillary or terminal > many > > > flowered cymes. *Flower*: Ebracteate, pedicellate, complete, > > > actinomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous, pentamerous, cyclic. Calyx: 5, > > > gamosepalous, valvate, green, inferior. Corolla: 5, polypetalous, > imbricate, > > > gland-dotted, fragrant, white, inferior. Androecium: 10, in two whorls, > > > outer whorl alternating with petals, inner opposite (diplostemonous), > > > anthers bithecous, basifixed, dehiscence longitudinal, introrse. > Gynoecium: > > > Bi-to tricarpellary syncarpous superior ovary, bi-to trilocular, 1-2 > ovules > > > in each loculus, placentation axile, style long, stigma 2-3-fid, ovary > > > surrounded at base by a large nectariferous disc. Fruit: Red ovoid > berry." > > > > > it turned out to be a google doc type page... > > > > > scrolling up got me your name.... > > > > > its a wonderful chapter... the entire chapter is many many pages long > ... > > > > > at a website called Wiz IQ... that apparently charges money for > accessing > > > the full paper to students.... > > > > > This file was put up by NOT YOU/YOURSELF but by somebody called > Richard... > > > > > URL for this page is > > > > >http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/78986-Biology-XI-5-Morph-of-Flowering-P. > .. > > > > > < > http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/78986-Biology-XI-5-Morph-of-Flowering-P...> > > > > > I am telling you all this , ,,, so that IF THIS IS INFRINGEMENT OF > YOUR > > > COPYRIGHT ... you may decide what to do > > > > > about it... > > > > > ============= > > > > > FOR OTHERS at eflora/Indiatreepix: > > > > > THIS WRITE UP IS wonderful for ID of the plant in question originally > from > > > our own Dr. Gurucharan Singh. > > > > > Usha di > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 >
