Dear Muthu, Thanks for ID'ing the sapling.
Regards Satish On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sathishji, > > Yes, Canarium strictum, Shorea roxburgii are called as 'Dhoopa' tree in > Tamil. The similarity being both produce resin and are used in rituals. > > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Satish Sherikar <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Dear Neil, >> >> Thanks for the confirmation. I assumed it was Vateria indica as well, >> but was confused when I saw that some folks called Ailanthus triphysa >> and Canarium strictum as dhoop. I think it depends on region to region. >> Added to it Vateria indica was listed on the IUCN red list as well. >> Even wikipedia has listed Vateria indica as "Dhoopada mara" (meaning >> dhoop tree) in Kannada. Also, Vateria indica is called as white dammar >> while Canarium strictum is called as black dammar tree. >> >> From what I read online, Vateria indica grows straight and tall. Please >> confirm the growth habit as well. Also, is it necessary for high humidity >> to grow this tree? In Bangalore, the humidity plummets in Winter and Summer >> (almost to the lower teens causing lot of problems to my Vandas). Hope that >> it would not be a problem to this tree. >> >> Thanks >> Satish >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Canarium strictum is locally called Dhoop. The plant featured here is >>> Vateria indica my photographs of which are available at this link : >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!search/Vateria$20indica$20Neil$20Soares/indiantreepix/5UWbdzbzrkA/gN_OVyLGXXQJ >>> Also have Dhoop on my property at Shahapur. Could send photographs of >>> it if required for comparison later. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> >>> >>> --- On *Fri, 11/16/12, Satish Sherikar <[email protected]>*wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Satish Sherikar <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:138410] Dhoopa tree >>> To: "indiatreepix" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 9:59 AM >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I got the sapling saying it was "dhoopa" tree.The person was leaving >>> in a rush and could not ask for the botanical name. Can anyone please >>> confirm the botanical name? Some call Vateria indica as dhoop (dhup) and >>> some call Ailanthus triphysa similarly. >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> [image: Inline image 2] >>> >>> [image: Inline image 3] >>> >>> Thanks >>> Satish >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > --
