According to the generic character of *Termlinalia *L., nom. cons., the bracteoles in the genus are linear to subulate, small and deciduous. The term bracteole is a diminutive of bract, indicating a smaller structure, usually found subtending the flowers, flower-fascicles and at the base of young inflorescence-shoots. Thus there is nothing wrong in observing a small bracteate structure at the base of a mature inflorescence-branch which has somehow persisted for a longer duration.
On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 4:09 PM J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Sharmila ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Sharmila Punde <sharmilaflorain...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed 30 Jan, 2019, 11:42 AM > Subject: Terminalia Elliptica bracteoles > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, J.M. Garg < > jmga...@gmail.com> > > > Dear All, > As per link, > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/combretaceae/terminalia/terminalia-elliptica > Please take a look at highlighted area of the paragraph from above link- > "Deciduous trees, to 30 m high; bark 15-20 mm thick, surface grey-black, > very rough, deeply vertically fissured, horizontally cracked, forming > tessellated, thick flakes; blaze red. Leaves simple, opposite to > subopposite, exstipulate; petiole 10-20 mm long, stout, grooved above, > glabrous; lamina 13-20 x 5-13 cm, oblong, oblong-ovate, elliptic-oblong or > elliptic-ovate; base oblique; apex acute, round, or obtuse, margin entire > or crenulate, glabrous, coriaceous, midrib with 2 stalked glands near the > base beneath; lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, parallel, prominent, intercostae > scalariform, prominent. *Flowers bisexual, dull yellow, 2-3 mm across, in > terminal and axillary paniculate spikes; peduncle tomentose; bracteoles 1-2 > mm long, linear or subulate;* calyx tube 1-2× 1-1.8 mm, angled, base > pubescent, constricted above the ovary, lobes 5, ovate, yellow, densely > villous inside; petals absent; stamens 10 in 2 rows; filaments 4-5 mm; disc > 5-lobed, villous; ovary 2.5 mm long, inferior, densely villous, 1-celled; > ovules 2 or 3, pendulous; style 4 mm, subulate; stigma small. Fruit a drupe > 3.5 x 5.5 cm, longitudinally 5-winged, glabrous; wings equal, thin, > pubescent, lines on the wings horizontal, apex round, coriaceous, > reddish-brown; seed one. > Flowering and fruiting: April-May" > > It mentions that the flowers has bracteoles with 1-2 mm long... > Now- > Please take a look at the picture attached. Please inform if inside the > black circle, the line is pointing towards bracteole of T. Elliptica. Such > kind of small structures are not seen in all pictures of T. Elliptica > flowers... > > Please note that the picture is* NOT *mine and downloaded from following > link- > It is allowed to use this picture for non-commercial purpose as per > license aggrement. > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Terminalia_elliptica#/media/File:Terminalia_elliptica_-_Indian_Laurel_flowers_at_Nedumpoil_(24).jpg > > Please note that, for the clarity pupose, big size file is shared. > > Thanks > Sharmila > -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
