Good thinking, Vijay a most plausible explanation.
usha di On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> > > -- 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.
