Dear Mr. Garg, The dried fruit is quite smaller in size, little bigger than the size of cherry, compared to D. kaki . As such, it may not be D. kaki but D. lotus or some other smaller fruit bearing Diospyros.
Enclosing a link for reference please. https://www.google.com.np/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjDwcPswsrYAhUaTo8KHXKoDiUQFgg3MAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pfaf.org%2Fuser%2FPlant.aspx%3FLatinName%3DDiospyros%2Blotus&usg=AOvVaw2ECz3OLJaBclphWhIovp_K https://www.google.com.np/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjDwcPswsrYAhUaTo8KHXKoDiUQFghTMAo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDate-plum&usg=AOvVaw2J5DAu8QJJrzmCy8f5wlLX Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 11:46 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Also check Diospyros kaki Thunb. Just a guess, in case seeds are like this > as I think it is widely cultivated. > > On 09-Jan-2018 11:20 AM, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Saroj ji, >> Pl. check with the diospyros species you recently posted from Nepal >> (though not initially posted as diospyros) >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> Date: 04-Jan-2018 2:04 PM >> Subject: Fwd: SK892 09 DEC-2017:ID >> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Saroj Kasaju" <[email protected]>, "santhosh kumar es" < >> [email protected]>, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> >> >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> Never seen Ziziphus Species with flat seeds. >> Could be something else. >> Aarti >> >> Diospyros lotus L. ??? >> Thank you. >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> Most probably *Ziziphus* *spina-christi* (L.) Desf. >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Ftro-27501041&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFcN4pfmUOKArw0KIcByQ6Xy60gAw> >> >> SANTHOSH >> Seeds of Ziziphus spina-christi are different according to the Google. As >> such it may not be Ziziphus sp. Keeping in mind the shape of seeds and >> pattern of seeds in the dry fruit it looks some sp. Of Diospyros sp. >> Thank you >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> Date: 9 December 2017 at 21:48 >> Subject: SK892 09 DEC-2017:ID >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg" < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Members, >> >> Ziziphus dry fruits brought from Kuwait by some friend . >> >> ID ? >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> 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- around 2800 members & 2,65,000 messages on 31.3.17) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 12,000 species & 2,50,000 images). >> >> 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. >> >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

