A friend recently sent me this leaf for identification. [ they must be
confused if they think i know stuff ].

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=otnr87&s=4


It 'was' quite green apparently, but since lying about has turned a yellowy
colour. The spine is black and quite a hard material. The lines at right
angles to the length are just where it's been folded to go in an envelope
for posting.

Grateful for any info on what plant this might be please, thanks.

"john zeiss" wrote in message
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A friend recently sent me this leaf for identification. [ they must be
confused if they think i know stuff ].

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=otnr87&s=4


It 'was' quite green apparently, but since lying about has turned a
yellowy colour. The spine is black and quite a hard material. The lines
at right angles to the length are just where it's been folded to go in an
envelope for posting.

Grateful for any info on what plant this might be please, thanks.



Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

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"john zeiss" wrote in message
...
A friend recently sent me this leaf for identification. [ they must be
confused if they think i know stuff ].

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=otnr87&s=4


It 'was' quite green apparently, but since lying about has turned a
yellowy colour. The spine is black and quite a hard material. The lines
at right angles to the length are just where it's been folded to go in an
envelope for posting.

Grateful for any info on what plant this might be please, thanks.



Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

He could turn it over and see if the veins are any more prominent on the
other side. It looks as if there's a mere hint of pinnate venation.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Christina Websell writes


Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

Ficus is more oval, and you'd be hard put to fold it into an envelope
without splitting it ;-)

The black midrib should be a clue.

--
Kay

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Christina Websell writes


Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

Ficus is more oval, and you'd be hard put to fold it into an envelope
without splitting it ;-)

The black midrib should be a clue.

I said it was a wild guess! ;-)
What are your thoughts on it?









--
Kay

Christina Websell writes

"K" wrote in message
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Christina Websell writes


Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

Ficus is more oval, and you'd be hard put to fold it into an envelope
without splitting it ;-)

The black midrib should be a clue.

I said it was a wild guess! ;-)
What are your thoughts on it?

No more than I said! It looks like the end of a harts tongue fern ;-)
But I think we had better assume it's the whole leaf.
--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
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Christina Websell writes

"K" wrote in message
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Christina Websell writes


Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a
photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

Ficus is more oval, and you'd be hard put to fold it into an envelope
without splitting it ;-)

The black midrib should be a clue.

I said it was a wild guess! ;-)
What are your thoughts on it?

No more than I said! It looks like the end of a harts tongue fern ;-)
But I think we had better assume it's the whole leaf.
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Oh, I thought you meant you knew it because of the black mid-rib! g
It could be lots of things without more clues. Even laurel at a pinch.
Do give us all a chance, original poster ;-) My psychic ability is low at
the moment..
I do so like trying to identify plants, although I am not all that good at
it yet. But I have books..

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"K" wrote in message
...
Christina Websell writes


Is it an outdoor plant or a houseplant? A shrub? What?
How big is the leaf? Does it flower? Much more info needed than a photo
of a dead leaf unfortunately ;-)
My wildest guess is ficus.

Ficus is more oval, and you'd be hard put to fold it into an envelope
without splitting it ;-)

The black midrib should be a clue.

I said it was a wild guess! ;-)
What are your thoughts on it?

That shape of leaf is typical of wet sclerophylla forest - so there
would be also sort of possibilties - Ficus (not elastica, but one of the
other species), Prunus laurocerasus, Rhododendron, and many others.

The lack of any distinguishable secondary venation makes me consider the
possibility that it may be a fern. (Monocots are commonly
parallel-veined, and dicots reticulate-veined.) I hadn't considered the
constraints on identification imposed by the observed ability to fold it
without splitting it, but that would exclude the majority of
sclerophylls, and might be another point in favour of identification as
a fern.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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A friend recently sent me this leaf for identification. [ they must be
confused if they think i know stuff ].

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=otnr87&s=4


It 'was' quite green apparently, but since lying about has turned a yellowy
colour. The spine is black and quite a hard material. The lines at right
angles to the length are just where it's been folded to go in an envelope
for posting.

Grateful for any info on what plant this might be please, thanks.


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