*Litsea wightiana* (Nees) Wall. ex Hook.f. Many thanks to Arjunan Nanjan | Jeevith S | Utkarsh Ghate for help with the ID ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/posts/33907751788839402/?comment_id=33915783761369538¬if_id=1771338809194083¬if_t=group_comment> .
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > OK Dinesh Ji. > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Many thanks Saroj ji. >> I did some little searching on the internet. I am going to merely >> copy-paste the information I got. >> >> I think posted plant may not be *Beilschmiedia tirunelvelica* Manickam, >> Murugan, Jothi & Sundaresan: >> >> - *Bud Morphology*: If the buds are velvety-hairy or lack leathery >> scales, it is likely a different species like *Beilschmiedia*. >> - *Bud Arrangement*: If the branch tips lack a distinct, prominent >> terminal bud and instead show only small, non-scaly axillary buds. >> - *Leaf Count*: *B. tirunelvelica* typically has 5–7 pairs of nerves, >> whereas many other Indian species have 10 or more pairs. >> - *Location*: This species is *highly endemic to the Agasthyamalai >> Biosphere Reserve*. If your observation is outside the Tirunelveli or >> Kanyakumari hills, it is almost certainly not *B. tirunelvelica*. >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Beilschmiedia tirunelvelica *Manickam, Murugan, Jothi & Sundaresan ?? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> *FOR ID ::* >>>> Dicots >>>> The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 3:14 PM IST >>>> Kodapamund, about 2448 m asl >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338900185> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338900185> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338900185> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338900185> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338900185> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0hG_pvvra2u%2BMqdpyNdQzHdtgh1BBAPeVPrfXHU3_HPQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0hG_pvvra2u%2BMqdpyNdQzHdtgh1BBAPeVPrfXHU3_HPQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC23_gMMfJT63MKKFxM8syiWGkLdihriesAf8TUX_hE00A%40mail.gmail.com.
