Dear friends, it must be *Memecylon umbellatum*, was under the impression that this plant grows only at high altitude. Another observation, the trunk / branches lacked the tell-tale longitudinal striated texture. The leaves are slightly over-sized, perhaps owing to the young age of this small tree.
*Memecylon umbellatum* is commonly known as: delek air tree, iron-wood tree • Assamese: lalidimabophang • Hindi: अंजन anjan • Kannada: ಒಳ್ಳಯ ಕುಡಿ ollayakudi • Konkani: काळ्यो आंक्र्यो kalleo ankrio • Malayalam: കാഞ്ഞാവ് kaannaav, കായാബൂ kaayaabuu • Marathi: अंजन anjan, अंजनी anjani, लोखंडी झाड lokhandi jhad • Oriya: neymaru • Sanskrit: अंजन anjan • Tamil: காயா kaya • Telugu: అల్లి alli • Tulu: alimaru, volle kodi Regards. On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > OR in altogether another direction -- is it *Memecylon umbellatum* ? ... > but the altitude is as low as 75 m. > > Regards. > > > > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> ID please ... some *Syzygium* or near-related species ? >> >> >> >> *Date/Time* : March 28, 2010 at 8.45am IST >> *Location Place* : Yeoor Hills (Sanjay Gandhi National Park) ... * >> Altitude* : 76 m ... *GPS* : 19°14'52.12"N, 72°55'34.29"E >> *Habitat* : wild, on slope ... *Type* : mixed deciduous forest >> *Plant Habit* : small tree ... *Height *: 3 - 4 m ... *Length* : - not >> climber - >> *Leaves Type *: simple (may be wrong), oppositely arranged, margin >> entire, glabrous ... *Shape* : like *jamun* leaf ... *Size* : about 9 - >> 12 cm x 4 - 5 cm >> *Inflorescence Type* : umbel ? ... *Size* : 1 - 1.5 in >> *Flowers Size* : may be about max 1 cm ... *Colour* : do not know ... * >> Calyx* : do not know ... *Bracts* : do not know >> *Fruits Type* : berry ? ... *Shape *: globose ... *Size* : 4 - 5 mm ... * >> Seeds* : do not know >> >> *Other Info* : >> *Fragrance* : did not smell ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : >> do not know >> >> >> >> Regards. >> > > -- 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.
