Gymnosporia montana

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Maytenus senegalensis : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors.

Maytenus senegalensis syn M.emarginata
This shrub has already been discussed earlier. Flowers are hermaphrodite. Five sepals and petals. Plant armed with thorn like branches on which leaves and flowers grow.

Will wait for study of fruits when they develope.
Has started flowering on Vetal Tekdi (29.10.09). Earlier I had to search the plant but since I have known it I could spot it at number of places on Vetal Tekdi Pune Shot today 29thOct 2009.
Very few shrubs were in full flowers; rest are having buds at present

As per GRIN, Maytenus senegalensis is a synonym of Gymnosporia senegalensis. The base name is Celastrus senegalensis.

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Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth. as per discussions at Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV394

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Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth. as per discussions at Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV394

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Elaeodendron glaucum : Attachments (7). 14 posts by 5 authors.

Certainly a great specimen of Elaeodendron glaucum from Celastraceae family !
Very nice flowers.
Serrated margins of the leaves also seen

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Were the branches terminating into flower and leaf bearing spines?
I may be wrong and open for discussion. I still feel it to be Elaeodendron glaucum.
The points in its favour.
The picture appears to be of a small tree rather than a shrub. The calyx lobes are deeply divided. We might get some opinions…..

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These photos are from Elaeodendron. In Elaeodendron the ovary and disk are continuous and with the stamens arising from the top of the disk, never from the outside (much like Salacia etc.). You can see that clearly from the flower in front. In Gymnosporia the disk is separate and the stamens are from outside the disk.

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In continuation with this interesting thread…………..
I again visited the area and could find some of these Maytenus senegalensis shrubs in full bloom. On rethinking the plant posted by … appears to be Maytenus (Gymnosporia) senegalensis only. The pictures I posted in the thread are of Elaeodendron glaucum plant which is also near these plants.
Attaching new pictures of Maytenus senegalensis flowers clicked 2 hrs back.
The features I observed from both.
Maytenus senegalensis : Inflorescences too many….almost full plant in most. Thorny branches but not always. Leaves comparatively smaller. Size of the plant in my observation not more than 10 feet.
Elaeodendron glaucum : Inflorescence occasional at one time(Total 3 big sized were present on full plant. Leaves comparatively larger and often folded to some extent on the midvein. Size of the plant 15 feet or more.
… has already given the very distinct differentiating feature.
Will try to observe the fruits which are characteristic in both.

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What possibly I ignored most in the first instance was the white colour of my plant compared to the light green of the petals of Elaeodendron glaucum, which were also thinner compared to those of Elaeodendron glaucum.

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Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth. as per discussions at Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. :: Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · JUN23 DV394

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Plant for ID : (mixed thread)- 2 correct images.
Attached herewith photographs of a flowering tree for ID. Photo taken at Satara in November.

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… Calycopteris floribunda, paper-flower climber … ( झाल jhaal, उक्षी ukshi in Marathi )
in Flickr

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… flowers too !! Thanks … I think I jumped awkwardly !!!!!! Please disregard Calycopteris floribunda

It is a Cassine spp. possibly C. paniculata. Haven’t got photographs of C.paniculata but am sending you photographs of C.glauca [locally called Bhutuxia] for comparison. The photographs were taken at Shahapur.

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it seems to be Henkal – Maytenus senegalensis – if it was a shrub. Flowers & leaves seem to be of henkal. What about thorns ?

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for me it looks like a species of Gymnosporia (= Maytenus), most probably G. ovata.

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Spent a morning with Dr.Almeida.
It’s Maytenus senegalensis. Kudos to Ketaki / Manasi for getting this right.

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In view of the following reply from Dr. Archer in thread, we should now take it as Gymnosporia montana:
“Coming back with computer problems… I sent the pictures to Marie Jordaan, who is currently revising the genus Gymnosporia. She feels the name Gymnosporia montana should be applied to these. It is often that thorns are absent from tree.
As we are currently using Gymnosporia senegalensis is a African species that occur up to Pakistan and possibly in India. The other species of Gymnosporia occurring in Southern India and Sri Lanka is Gymnosporia emarginata, a species that extend to Australia.

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According to Dr.Almeida’s ‘Flora of Mahareashtra’ Vol 1, page 243 – Maytenus senegalensisis the new name for Gymnosporia montana/ Gymnosporia emarginata.

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The genus Gymnosporia has been very problematic in the past and it is unfortunately very confusing. I hope somebody will put up photos of proper G. senegalensis  and G. emarginata from the North West and South India respectively.

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Flaucourtia montana
Please validate

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Slip on the genus, it is Gymnosporia montana, of Celastraceae, syn of Maytenus senegalensis. Henkal in marathi.

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ANAUG50 Please identify this tree : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3).

Farmlands adjoining Bannerghatta National Park
August 2014
Bangalore

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Gymnosporia wallichiana M.A.Lawson (= Maytenus wallichiana (Spreng.) D.C.S. Raju & Babu), Celastraceae

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Gymnosporia montana, perhaps.

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Gymnosporia montana. The plant is common in the shrub jungles of the Mysore city outskirts.

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TSP-DEC2015-64-237: Images of Gymnosporia montana (Celastraceae) : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7)

It is my pleasure to share few images of Gymnosporia montana (Celastraceae)

http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=1075&cat=1 

Habit: Shrub 

Habitat: Scrub forests 

Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 900 msl 

Date: 24-11-2014, 15-12-2014, 02-02-2015, 22-02-2015 and 09-11-2015

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Thank you …,

Plant for validation :: Lonar, Buldana, MH :: ARKJAN09 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (12)

Saw this plant flowering on the rim of the Lonar lake, Buldana MH in December 2016.
Many plants were profusely flowering. These match the images posted by Pravin ji from the same location and posted on eFI.
Please validate it as Gymnosporia senegalensis

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Thanks, …,  for superb images with complete set.

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maytenus emarginata

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070619AB3 ID – Gymnosporia spinosa? : 4 posts by 2 authors.

Identification, please. Gymnosporia spinosa?
Date/Time- November 4, 2017; 12:23 hrs.
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Eastern Melghat; 21°17.483′ N, 77°22.530′ E
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-  Shrub/Tree
Height/Length- 6-7’ Height

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Thanks, …, There are five different species with this name as per Catalogue of Life.
Your appears close to images and details at Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. (syn. Gymnosporia senegalensis var. spinosa Engl. ex Loes.) as per comparative images at ‎Gymnosporia

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I have quoted Ajay Mondal ji’s response in another post –https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/oP8CuGe4qmo/m/DJAONd6lCQAJ

Key Differences

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I had asked Ajay Mondal ji the same query when he suggested / corrected the ID of my Shirgaon (Palghar) observations.
I am quoting his response in iNaturalist mail dated 7 Aug 01:02 PM, is as follows:
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In my opinion, these are distinct species. Gymnosporia montana can be recognized by its obovate to elliptic leaves (whereas populations from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh often have suborbicular leaves), crenate leaf margins, and subglobose, trilocular fruits.

G. montana is also frequently confused with the strictly drier Eastern Ghats species, Gymnosporia emarginata, which is common in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and the drier parts of Tamil Nadu. However, G. emarginata can be readily distinguished by its entire leaf margins and turbinate or pyriform to triangular, distinctly three-lobed fruits.

Based on my observations, plants corresponding to G. senegalensis are confined to northwestern India, particularly Rajasthan and Punjab, and I have not encountered typical G. senegalensis elsewhere in the country.