Thanks Dinesh ji for fixing the thread and for validating the id as well.
Its local Tamil name (in Tiruvannamalai dt.) is "Samara" சமரா.


Regards

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:

> I just noticed Vijayasankar ji's response (the response could not stick to
> this thread because the original post lacks subject line).
>
> Vijayasankar ji's response:
> It is *Ximenia americana* of Olacaceae.
> Fruits are edible, taste sour.
>
>
> Thanks very much Vijayasankar ji for the correct ID ... my guess was
> purely based on the lookalike fruit.!
> I do have one picture of fruits of *Ximenia americana ...*
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/5780500349/in/photolist-9NNzn8-9BQ7Jn
>
> Regards.
> Dinesh
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> ... a wild wild guess: some species of *Sarcostigma*, perhaps *Sarcostigma
>> kleinii* Wight & Arn.
>> Reference: sighting during excursion with Shrikant (Ingalhalikar) ji in
>> Uttara Kannada (Anmod Ghat).
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/8902774071/in/set-72157626466004443
>>
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:32 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Pl. answer against this with subject line.
>>>
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>>> Dear all,
>>> May any one help me this woody scandent unarmed shrub found in the
>>> forests of Eastrenghats, Now I didnot notice the flowers.fruit is
>>> about 2-3cm in size. As it is high on a tree we are unable to pluck
>>> it.
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