Unknown plant

[W.A.A.A.D. Weerasooriya]

For me this leaf looks like Euphorbia pulcherrima. The white scale insect
attack is very common in this ornamental plant.



>===== Original Message From Monique Reed <monique at mail.bio.tamu.edu> =====
>Yes, the image below is the one I cited AS a papaya, for comparison.  It is
not the original plant under discussion.  The original leaf was 3-lobed.  I've
been looking all over for images of papaya with 3-lobed leaves, and haven't
been able to find
>any.  Even the young plants I've seen have leaves with 5 or more lobes.
>
>Monique Reed
>Biology Department
>Texas A&M
>..........................
>Date:    Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:50:37 +0300
>From:    Abdulghafor Nawaz <nawaz at KACST.EDU.SA>
>Subject: Re: Unknown plant
>
>The plant shown at the following site is definately Papaya and not a =
>Jatropha. I have seen this plant in the field. Although we can see a =
>fruit  on this tree-like unbranched plant but the leaf scars are very =
>clear and r like those on Papaya trunk.This plant is grown in tropical =
>and subtropical countries. In Pakistan it is commonly grown in Karachi =
>as a fruit crop.
>
>http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/fa02/fa02074.jpg
>
>
>Abdul Ghafoor
>Scientific Research Specialist,
>Natural Resources & Environment Research Institute,
>King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,
>P.O.Box 6086, Riyadh-11442
>Saudi Arabia

Aruna Weerasooriya
Department of Ecology & Biodiversity
Plant Systematics Laboratory
Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
HONG KONG

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