The plant in this thread is not arnottiana. But it is not Sapium either. It has to be as simple as Ficus religiosa. Pankaj
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Dr. Vijayasankar, > My reply is in a separate mail entitled ' Ficus arnottiana trees in new > foliage'. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > --- On *Thu, 4/12/12, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:113376] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment > To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "jmgarg1" <jmga...@gmail.com>, "Vishnu" <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>, > indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, narayan....@gmail.com, > navendu.p...@gmail.com, giby.kuriak...@gmail.com, varunvarm...@gmail.com, > raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com, snmathap...@gmail.com, > livewithtr...@gmail.com, ranjin...@gmail.com, swamy.c...@gmail.com, "Dr. > Pankaj Kumar" <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:32 AM > > > Thanks Dr. Neil, I may be wrong. But Vishnu ji has also mentioned that he > was "...not 100% sure". So, my guess was based only on the available > picture :) > Details of flowers and close-up pictures should help. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Neil Soares > <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > Hi Dr.Vijayasankar, > Think you like Dr.Pankaj also missed that it was mentioned that the tree > had 'pale white flowers'. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 4/11/12, Vijayasankar > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > >* wrote: > > > From: Vijayasankar > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:112359] Tree ID- tall tree behind my apartment > To: "jmgarg1" > <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> > > > Cc: "Vishnu" > <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com>>, > indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, > narayan....@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=narayan....@gmail.com>, > navendu.p...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=navendu.p...@gmail.com>, > giby.kuriak...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>, > varunvarm...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=varunvarm...@gmail.com>, > raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=raman_arunacha...@yahoo.com>, > snmathap...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=snmathap...@gmail.com>, > livewithtr...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=livewithtr...@gmail.com>, > ranjin...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ranjin...@gmail.com>, > swamy.c...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=swamy.c...@gmail.com>, > "Neil Soares" > <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>>, > "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" > <sahanipan...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sahanipan...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:25 PM > > > Ficus arnottiana is my *guess*. The tips of branchlets bear long stipules > (?); and fig-like (?) paired sessile structures found in the lower axils. > Leaf tips seem to be caudate-acuminate (as seen in the bottom-right corner > of the 2nd pic). Sapium has terminal inflorescence. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:51 AM, jmgarg1 > <jmga...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jmga...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “The description is not adequate ,but it *could be the Chinese Tallow > tree [Sapium sebiferum].* > > With regards, > > Neil Soares.” > > > > “Thanks for your responses. I checked a couple of sources on sapium > sebiferum- one indicated that the tree grows to about 6 m. The one I > spotted is over 12 m I think. Also, does the Chinese tallow shed all it's > leaves and go completely bare? > > I will try to see if I can get clearer, larger pictures and share in the > next few weeks. > Thanks again > > Vishnu” > > > On 1 April 2012 21:14, Vishnu > <vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vishnu.agniho...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Dear Experts > > Date:01/04/2012 > Location: Cox Town, Bangalore > > Had seen this tree while I was passing by couple of weeks back- it was > completely bare, with only some pale white flowers- as these were quite > high and the tree was a bit far away- am not 100% sure. Armed with my > camera I went to see the tree again today- was surprised to see that it was > full of leaves and the flowers were not be seen any more. 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