I had seen a lot of F. indica, which in Bengali is called Baichi, with small round edible fruits, sweet-sour in taste. A favourite for the villiage boys. The plants are bushy and with thorns . I think , the plants do not exceed 5-6 ft in height, not exactly the same as in your photographs
On Apr 5, 8:18 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/2/09 in AP Forest Academy in Hyderabad (I think Dry deciduous forest in > a rocky terrain). There was a confusion weather Satish ji's post was > of *Flacourtia > indica* or *F. Montana* (hardly any details on the net) vide Indiantreepix > link:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/4... > Shrikant ji's book only mentions *Flacourtia latifolia* (hardly any details > on the net), which is stated to be occasional in deciduous forests in > Hills. Trees of Delhi mentions only *Flacourtia indica*, which is stated to > be common on the Ridge (I think Dry Rocky terrain) in Delhi. > I am unable to differentiate between these two species. Experts may pl. > clarify. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & > Fauna:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > Flacourtia indica in Hyderabad I2 IMG_5607.jpg > 214KViewDownload > > Flacourtia indica in Hyderabad I IMG_5601.jpg > 213KViewDownload > > Flacourtia indica in Hyderabad I IMG_5603.jpg > 171KViewDownload > > Flacourtia indica in Hyderabad I IMG_5604.jpg > 221KViewDownload > > Flacourtia indica in Hyderabad I IMG_5606.jpg > 199KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
