SUrajit I think you may be on the right tract with s caryophyllatum.. the calyx lobes are subdued in the pic 5 above... so perhaps its not really s jambos ... but s caryophyllatum...
now ALka needs to perhaps visit the tree a few more times... ALka now you have more homework!!! hope you will give us follow up info.. Usha di On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:53 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > There is another, but leaves are different - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Syzygium_caryophyllatum_06.JPG > yet another - > http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/there-is-a-new-bite-in-the-fruit-bowl/article4982731.ece > > Thank you > Regards > surajit > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:32 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Didi, I have both, GOLAP-JAM retains its calyx lobes >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/indiantreepix/GsYhsdDlvvo/wGy8LFiQ6TUJ>, >> leaves are rather oblong, flowers are significantly bigger >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/indiantreepix/GsYhsdDlvvo/c6O-QsYTnQUJ>, >> whereas KALO-JAM fruits are not globose >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/pnQKkEx6zjk/rM0739XGy3oJ>. >> There are cultivars of both species. But fruits characters are more or >> less same, all matured *jambos* fruits retain calyx lobes. >> >> The one with globose fruits in this set of pics maybe *S. guineense* but >> I ahve never seen that species. >> >> Thank you >> Regards >> surajit >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ALKA.... >>> I give up >>> >>> i was hoping you would discover the id all on your own by now and be >>> exhilarated by it... >>> Hint... pudiji and a someone else has shown these in last couple of >>> years here and during this family episode also... >>> >>> but.... you perhaps dont have time to look at other people's cases... >>> >>> SO here it goes... >>> >>> *Its syzygium jambos*.. >>> >>> golap jaam in bangla at the local markets ... very few show up for a >>> couple of weeks only... and those from the best trees do have a faint rose >>> scent and taste... yummmmmm >>> >>> >>> *and Surajit: * flowers and leaves often look very similar .. in all >>> the jaams.. kalo jaam, saada jam and golap jaam... esp in PS shots... >>> unless one looks at the fruits... >>> look at 5 >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 10:31 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The fruits in pic "Syzygium cumini_3.jpg" do not look like *S. cumini*. >>>> "Syzygium cumini_4.jpg" looks like *S. cumini*. >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> Regards >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 9:56 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >>>>> >>>>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>>>> What a nice complete set of pictures >>>>> enough to make a sensible diagnosis by a non-botanist like me >>>>> so .... >>>>> Not Syzygium cumini >>>>> if you got the name from a label on the tree its wrong >>>>> look at the fruits in the last picture >>>>> and you will have your correct diagnosis >>>>> so now could you please tell us what your decision that you yourself >>>>> arrived at? >>>>> >>>>> you have eaten these in summer months >>>>> usha di >>>>> >>>>> Thank you Usha di for your feedback... >>>>> However, I am now confused...the pics 1, 2 and 3 are from one location >>>>> and 4 and 6 from another.. >>>>> I have seen the fruiting of both these treese and they are very >>>>> similar looking to the jamun that we get in the markets (oval to round >>>>> shaped), except that they are a bit smaller in size. >>>>> As a result, I assumed its identity to be S. cumini....but now since >>>>> they are not, requesting to please provide ID... >>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>> Alka Khare >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: Alka Khare <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 23 December 2014 at 14:20 >>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:210294] Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and >>>>> Myrtaceae Fortnight :: Myrtaceae :: Syzygium cumini :: Mumbai :: ARKDEC-38 >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello friends >>>>> >>>>> Attached are pictures of Syzygium cumini captured at various >>>>> cultivated gardens in Mumbai in February/March 2013. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>> Alka Khare >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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). 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