Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens (Walp.) van Beusekom (Syn: Meliosma pungens (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Walp. (ambiguous synonym); Meliosma wightii Planch. ex Brand.; Millingtonia pungens Wall. ex Wight & Arn.; Millingtonia simplicifolia Wall. (ambiguous synonym)); .
Tree from Uttarakhand 06 : ID Requested : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Please id this tree. Please the see the Two stamens indicate towards Oleaceae. Not sure since it has many perianths and leaves are not opposite as visible in pics. Leaves are alternate to spiral, crowded towards end of branchlets. I’ll check it under Oleaceae examined the specimen and found it close to; The ID is correct to me. Two species are given in Gaur 1999 which differentiate M.dillenifolia and M.simplicifolia clearly. Osmaston (1927) has mentioned 3 species in the area differentiating as follows: 1A. Leaves simple………..2 2A. Leaves obovate; lateral nerves straight; teeth numerous, close…………..M.dillenifolia 2B. Leaves oblanceolate; lateral nerves curved; teeth few, distant …………..M.pungens 1B. Leaves pinnate ……………………………………………………………………………M.wallichii [M.pugens is now M.simplicifolia subsp. pungens] The plant here matches fairly with M.simplicifolia subsp. pungens Thank you Sir, I am taking it as Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens (Sabiaceae) .
ANJUL01/01 Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens (Walp.) Beusekom : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) Family: Sabiaceae Meliosma species are difficult to distinguish. The only standard point of reference seems to be that of Beusekom (in Blumea vol. 19. 1971). .
Meliosma wightii Planch. ex Brandis SN June 39 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). Meliosma wightii Planch. ex Brandis, wild tree from Nilgiri Hills Tamilnadu, the name given as unresolved by plant list. .    FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST: 5 images. FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:43 PM IST Kodapamund, about 2444 m asl I guess the ID is correct. I think it may be https://efloraofindia.com/efi/meliosma-simplicifolia-subsp-pungens/ as per images herein. I checked for any visual difference in subsp. pungens from its parent species on the internet. It says: flowers in the subsp. pungens are “tightly packed” in clusters at the branch tips. I have uploaded one cropped photo in flickr and iNaturalist. Uploading it here too. 1 image. .       FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 3:08 PM IST: 8 images. FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp. ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 3:08 PM IST Kodapamund, about 2450 m asl I guess the ID is correct. It is to me too. I wanted validation. and keys in FoPI between the two. Many many thanks … for pointing to the possibility of Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens. I am convinced it is. . References: |
Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens
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