Dear Tinus, The photos are not of any mangrove plant I know. The fruit bunch looks more like that of the Soapnut tree [Sapindus saponifera] or the Mast tree [Polyalthea longifolia] but the tree in the photo looks like neither. I am asking for help from a taxanomist friend of mine at Goa University. Will revert to you once I have the right answer.
Viva Goa. Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tine Albinus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: Need your assistance again - Trees > Dear Miguel > > Thank you very much for helping me ID the Milk Weed. I really appreciate you > taking the time to help me. And may I be so bold as to ask you another > question? > > I've seen several places in Goa a tall tree that I can't identify. I know that > it is probably of the mangrove-family, but as that family is very big, I > haven't been able to narrow it down. I attach a couple of photos - they are > not very good, but hopefully can be helpful. The tree has very special seed- > pods (see in the middle of photo nr. II) with a kind of berries in a bright > reed-orange colour, inside them is the very hard black seed. I haven't seen it > myself, but II have been told that the flowers are yellow. It does not - as > some mangroves - grow in water or on very wet ground. > > Do you recognize this? Is it really a kind of mangrove? And the name, > English/Latin? > > Photos can be found at: > > http://www.goanet.org/images/topics/EmailPhotos/UnknownTree_I.jpg > http://www.goanet.org/images/topics/EmailPhotos/UnknownTree_II.jpg > > Hope I am not taking advantage of you being so helpful. > > Best wishes > > Tine Albinus
