To me it looks like an infected, dried inflorescence of a Rubiaceae member (Ixora type?; note the typical stipules and leaf-scars). The fine whitish structures could be of dehisced anthers. The petals / corolla lobes might have been dried and shrunk.
This is just an assumption and I may very well be wrong. Regards Vijayasankar ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > intriguing? > may be > > but in the tropics especially, one has to consider what has parasitized > the fruit as a part of natural life cycle or if a beetle or some such > insect on the ground got underneath it and was brown or mottled that could > not be seen very quickly or at all.... then the movement of the insect > inside or unde4rneath would give it a movement of sorts... > just a thought. > > > lets hope some one tells us... > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> See the 3rd pic for the magnified details.Quite thrilling !! :)) >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Usha di, About buying a book on local flora & fauna,I'll definitely keep >>> in mind.Yes,it would be so useful.About this particular fruit particularly >>> - because I found the centre moving up & down - 'pulsating' would be a bit >>> much but that term comes closest to what I saw.It must have been a fresh >>> fall.Intriguing,isn't it? You can now understand why I am so eager to know >>> it's identity. >>> Ranjini >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for your reply,Usha :)I do hope it gets id'd :) It's so >>>> fascinating!! >>>> Ranjini >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:17 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ranjini: >>>>> Seems this has stumped us all >>>>> >>>>> did you buy any books about flora and fauna of the places you visit... >>>>> I find that helps often >>>>> >>>>> anyway I am still hopeful that someone will know... >>>>> pankaj is unusually quiet these days, I was hoping at least he would >>>>> have some ideas. >>>>> >>>>> usha di >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sending once again for ID >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: Ranjini Kamath <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 5:20 PM >>>>>> Subject: Malaysia - Strange Fruit for ID - 240814 - RK >>>>>> To: Pudji Widodo <[email protected]>, indiatreepix < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Fraser's Hill - 18/07/2014.I was intrigued by this fruit & would love >>>>>> to know the ID :) Noticed the beautiful details only when zooming in on >>>>>> the >>>>>> camera monitor! The central portion is inky black & glutinous in quality. >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> Ranjini Kamath >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
