Dear Gargji,
The images are of Myrsine africana L., a shrub that is very common in Taradevi forests just short of Shimla. Fruits are considered 'Vaividang', a raw drug otherwise obtained from Embelia ribes. Regards, Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS Addl. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests, (Research & Training), Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, Sundernagar - 175 019 (Dist. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh) Ph. 09418025036; 01907-264113 (O) Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 18:34:09 +0530 Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:158955] Plants For id/validation-06: Shrub for id from Shimla From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback: 'Myrsine africana' is my wild guess! Regards Vijayasankar Raman Thanks a lot Vijayasankar Ji for this lead, which is not a wild guess -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh efi page on Myrsine Africana ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> Date: 21 June 2013 07:11 Subject: [efloraofindia:158133] Plants For id/validation-06: Shrub for id from Shimla To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> Dear All, This shrub with beautiful violet fruits was shot from near H.P. University in Shimla..please help to id... -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2110 members & 1,56,000 messages on 31/5/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
