I think its a species of Premna navendu
On Nov 5, 11:12 pm, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com> wrote: > The trunk has such a distinctive pattern that I hope someone will be able to > throw some light on its id. > (The pics of Gmelina arborea show a smooth trunk.) > > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:28 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Gmelina arborea sure > > Tanay > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Pankaj Kumar > > <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> I guess this could be > > >> Gmelina arborea Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 46. 1814. > > >> Regards > >> Panka > > >> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Please help me id this tree growing on the premises of a Govt Office in > >> > Chennai. > >> > It had a very interesting trunk and had some butterflies hovering over > >> the > >> > fruit and flowers at the top of the tree. > >> > Thanks, > >> > Padmini Raghavan. > > >> -- > >> *********************************************** > >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >> Research Associate > >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > >> Department of Habitat Ecology > >> Wildlife Institute of India > >> Post Box # 18 > >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > > -- > > *Tanay Bose* > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > > Department of Botany. > > University of British Columbia . > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca