A reply: "it is *M. umbellatum* -- *Dr. SIVU, A. R.**Asst. Professor,* *Department of Botany,* *NSS College Nilamel,* *Nilamel. PO,* *Kollam 691535."* Thanks a lot, Dr. Sivu.
On 23 May 2014 11:52, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > Memecylon umbellatum? > SANTHOSH > > Dear Santosh Ji > many thanks for this id but i thought that in Memecylon umbellatum > the "inflorescence is more or less sessile (stalkless)" which is why i > hesitated to label this tree. > here is an earlier post by R. Vijayasankar ji > > 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. > -- > With regards > R. Vijayasankar > > > Memecylon<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/melastomataceae/memecylon> > species > so far in efi > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: mohina macker <[email protected]> > Date: 16 May 2014 12:39 > Subject: [efloraofindia:188730] memecylon for id mm2 16052014 > To: [email protected] > > > memycelon for id > small tree about 8 feet tall > on a narrow road/path leading to > a small hidden forest in calangue, goa, > about a km from the beach > there were several trees lining the pathway > first week of april > would dearly appreciate an id > regards > mohina macker > > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & > Fauna'<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image > Resource<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of > more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest > in the world- around 2330 members & 1,87,000 messages on 30/4/14) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 9500 species & 1,90,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for > efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> > . > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2330 members & 1,87,000 messages on 30/4/14) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 9500 species & 1,90,000 images). Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> . 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/d/optout.
