I have seen both types of this fruit on cochlospermum. The purple colour is there initially then turns greyish. After this happens it bursts and releases winged seeds. I have one in my living room now that I am watching!
I think it's the same species Rgds Dharma On Friday, February 27, 2015, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > Cochlospermum > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cochlospermaceae/cochlospermum> > species > so far in efi > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Achyut Gokhale <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > Date: 26 February 2015 at 22:22 > Subject: two kinds of fruit of cochlospermum > To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > > > attached image, showing fruit from one set of trees all bearing this > purple coloured glabrous fruit, and second fruit from another set of trees > all bearing this tennisball textured fruit. > > both groups of trees are from the same area. > > may i request if this could be sent up on your website to elicit > information on the species or varieties. > > amgokhale > > > > -- > 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- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

