I was believing that a large poulation what we see in Mahabaleshwar at many places is *Memecylon umbellatum*. Need to check carefully. Dr Satish Phadke
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM, mohina macker <[email protected]>wrote: > this is an email from Dr Santhosh Kumar > > I think it is Memecylon edule not M. umbellatum > Santhosh > > some information that I could glean from the net > > http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79441:memecylon > > and from indiantreepix > There are two ways to confirm the id: > > 1. If the inflorescence is more or less sessile (stalkless) and the fruits > are ripening blue (pl check Mathew, 1983), then it is Memecylong > umbellatum. In M. edule the umbels are long stalked and the fruits are > yellowish. > > 2. When you taste the leaves of M. umbellatum they will be sweet first > then slightly sour. This is due to the presence of good amount of starch in > the leaves. And Dr. Mali observed that the hornbills feed on the leaves > (especially the midrib portion) as they are energetic. The leaves of M. > umbellatum are offered as 'prasadam' (like tulsi in temples) to the > devotees by a saint (Shri Narayana Guru) who lives on the holy hill of > Tiruvannamalai. The local names Kaya, Kayambu, Kayampoo are denoting Lord > Krishna due to the color of flowers. > > > -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepi...@** >> googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/indiantreepix?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en> >> . >> > - > With regards > R. Vijayasankar > National Center for Natural Products Research, > The University of Mississippi, > Oxford, MS-38677, USA.umbellatum > >> >> -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
