There is a need to identify this plant, an important host plant for some leaf-mining insects in the western Himalaya. We would greatly appreciate any your help!
It is a small tree. Photographed in August, in Uttarakhand: Mussoorie and Chamba. No other photos are available.
Elevation: ca. 1960–2000 m.
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Jonas
Dear Arvind, Sir,
it really looks like Viburnum cotinifolium! Thank you so much! We will include your name in Acknowledgements of our paper.
Viburnum cotinifolium D. Don, Dr. Arvind is correct. Frequent in Uttarakhand.
Viburnum odoratissimum Ker Gawl. is not found in Uttarakhand or Western Himalayan part of India.
Dear respected colleagues, dear Rajeev and Arvind,
we much appreciate your identification of Viburnum cotinifolium! Thank you so much!
I wonder is it possible to identify another plant without fruits and flowers? Unfortunately, only photographs of leaves are available. It is a small, repent (or semi-repent) bush from the same region/area (the plant is abundant on the hill slopes in Rishikesh, evevation ca. 500 m).
It is very difficult to identify a plant without reproductive structures. This plant looks a member of Fabaceae family.
Dear Arvind, Sir,
it looks very similar, it well could be Ototropis elegans. Much appreciate your help!
You must send pictures of the plant reproductive structures such as flowers, seeds.
Ototropis elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi.
Though flower and fruit aren't in images but I have seen the plant in vegetative stage. Common shrub in undergrowth Siwalik.
This species shows variability that why many synonyms. Frequent in western Himalayan part.
Dear Rajeev,
that's fantastic result! The plant in our photographs ideally matches with examples of Ototropis elegans on internet. Thank you very much! We much appreciate your help and would like to include your name in Acknowledgements of our on-going paper.
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