Hi, I thought it could be a species of Cordia, but not sure. However the local name suggests it is a species of Bridelia or its allied.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Nudrat <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > The leaves are too thick to be those of Bridelia retusa. The fruits of > Bridelia also are never of the colour as those seen in the picture. My > guess is that it is some Ficus. However its just a guess. > > On Jan 27, 5:09 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Muthu ji, search by Siru-Vengai in Tamil dictionary led me to following: > > சிறுவேங்கை ciru-venkai, n. < id. +. Thorny blue-druped featherfoil. See > மலை > > வேங்கை. > > மலைவேங்கை malai-venkai, n. < id. +. Spinous kino tree, l. tr., *Bridelia > > retusa > > > > *... the leaves do look like that of *Bridelia retusa*. > > > > Regards > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > Please id this large tree common in the dry deciduous forests of > > > Satyamangalam forests. This is also found in the BRT WLS of Karnataka. > > > Sorry, I could not reach the fruits as it is far. > > > > > In tamil, it is called as *Siru-Vengai* > > > Date: 22 Jan 2010 > > > -- > > > Muthu Karthick, N > > > Junior Research Fellow > > > Care Earth > > > Chennai > > >www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "efloraofindia" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%[email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- With regards R. Vijayasankar FRLHT, Bangalore -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

