Gymnosporia acuminata Hook. fil. ex M. Laws., Fl. Brit. India 1: 619 (1875) (syn: Gymnosporia rugulosa M.A.Lawson; Maytenus hookeri Loes.; Maytenus hookeri var. longiradiata S.J.Pei & Y.H.Li; Maytenus oxyphylla Grierson & D.G.Long; Maesa acuminata Wall.);
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E. Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO;
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India (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Sikkim, Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), Bhutan, China (Yunnan) as per Catalogue of Life;
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MS June, 2017/05 Xylosma longifolium ? for ID/confirmation : 15 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)
Altitude : ca 1,430 m.
Date : 07-06-2017
Habit : Small tree
Habitat : Wild
I think does not matches with images at Xylosma longifolia
ramanarunachalam
I don’t think its Xylosma longifolium
I have never seen a thorn and the flowers different
Some Ehretia or similar genera ?
Could be. However, a close up of flowers would be helpful to narrow down the ID.
Looks like some species of Celastraceae
It looks like Maytenus heyneana.
in the absence of fruit, and clear floral characters, -based on the following characters -It looks like Maytenus heyneana armed shrub ; spines straight; leaves 3-8×2-5cm, apex acute, margin serrate; flowers white in axillary dichotomous cymes,
It may be a Gymnosporia, but I think we need bigger images. It is certainly not Gymnosporia heyneana (Maytenus hayneana) as that species has a more compact and thicker leaf and inflorescence. The distribution is also southern India.
What are the species of Gymnosporia/ celastrus listed in your area?
Maytenus hookeri (=Gymnosporia acuminata), and Celastrus hindsii, C.paniculatus & C.stylosus are recorded in Mizoram
Yes, Gymnosporia oxyphylla (as suggested by …) as per GBIF– specimen
Location : Durtlang, Mizoram
Any further close up? Leaves 3-nerved at base?
This is clearly Celastraceae. I will check and inform.
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/b/boraginaceae/ehretia?
I think … is right.
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Another same tree
Why did not you post such images earlier as it wastes lot of every body’s time in trying to get the id from unclear single photo?
I think Gymnosporia acuminata Hook. fil. ex M. Laws. as per images and discussions herein.
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References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) specimen Flora of China Flora of peninsular India IBIS Flora Central African Plant African Plant database
