Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens

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));  
Sri Lanka, N-Sumatra, India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka) as per Catalogue of Life;
 

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Tree from Uttarakhand 06 : ID Requested : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).  
Please id this tree.
–Medium sized tree, not much branched.
-Associated with Alnus, Litsea and Rhododendron.
– ca. 1700 m asl.

Please the see the

-Stamens (2) and Stlyle (1) of same unnder diset. microscope.

– It has many parianths.
Attachments (1)

Two stamens indicate towards Oleaceae. Not sure since it has many perianths and leaves are not opposite as visible in pics.

Ligustrum ?

Leaves are alternate to spiral, crowded towards end of branchlets.
I’ll check it under Oleaceae

examined the specimen and found it close to; 

Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walpers Syn. Meliosma pungens (Wallich ex Wight & Arn.) Walpers 
I request to the expert for id validation.

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)

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ANJUL01/01 Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. pungens (Walp.) Beusekom : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)

Family: Sabiaceae
Date: 20th June 2015
Place: Chikamagalur, Karnataka
Habit: Short tree
Habitat: Shola forest
Key to species and subspecies.

Meliosma species are difficult to distinguish. The only standard point of reference seems to be that of Beusekom (in Blumea vol. 19. 1971).
 

Images by P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

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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.

 

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