Ostodes paniculata

Ostodes paniculata Blume, Bijdr. 620 1826. (Syn: Ostodes corniculata Baill.; Ostodes kerrii Craib; Ostodes paniculata var. paniculata ; Ostodes paniculata var. thyrsantha (Pax) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Ostodes prainii Gand.; Ostodes thyrsantha Pax);

E. Nepal to W. Malesia as per WCSP;

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TREE ID………10/12/2011…………..S.S………..058… Near LAVA. WEST BENGAL: Attachments (3). 6 posts by 3 authors.

This is Ostodes paniculata Blume
Family: Euphorbiaceae.

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This must surely be a very rare tree. There are no pics on www. Just a herbarium specimen of leaves.

I thought it was very attractive with all those flower trusses.
Had I realised its rarity I would have taken much more care with my pics and made sure I got good close ups to show the individual flowers.
If I could just set the clock back!

Thank you … for giving it so much thought. I take it that you also know this tree and are in complete agreement with …

I have just added the name to my library of pictures.
I notice that this was taken later in the day than I first thought.
It was much lower down, on the road from Lava to Jaldapara, nearer the plains.
For sake of accuracy ….15-20mins after I took this pic, we passed Ambiok tea Estate.
Sorry for earlier inaccurate information.. including the title.

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TREE ID………10/12/2011……… …..S.S………..058… Near LAVA. WEST BENGAL: Attachments (3). 11 posts by 4 authors.

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Tree for ID, Sikkim NAW-JUL16-14 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Kindly identify this tree with whitish flowers photographed in June 2015 in South Sikkim.

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The answer lies in the name typed by you in the title of the images.  Yes, this is Bepari-gaach or Vepari in Nepali while Pakok-toung in Lepcha.  Male plant of Ostodes paniculata Blume (Euphorbiaceae). North-east India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Southern China and Western Malesia.  Hope I am not making a mistake.

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The local nepali name mentioned to me was Bepari since supposedly people sold the leaves to be made as plates, as such to trade with (and hence vepar) when they didnt have anything else to sell. I didnt know about about the male and female trees being different and thanks as well for the binomial name.

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