Thanks, Dinesh ji. On 13 January 2018 at 03:02, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Garg ji for resurfacing the post. > I am very sure this plant is > *Memecylon umbellatum.* > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 9:47 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Sivu ji, >> May I have your views to settle this id. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: JM Garg <[email protected]> >> Date: 31 May 2014 at 18:34 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:189498] Fwd: DV - 28MAR10 - 0845 :: another >> Syzygium ? >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, >> >> >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> 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. >> Dinesh >> >> Please check two things i) whether the nerves and intra-marginal nerves >> are faintly visible. ii) Color of the mature fruit, whether itis yellow or >> purple. >> If the nerves and intra-marginal nerves are visible and the maturefruits >> are dark black-purple in coulor..... M. edule otherwise (mature fruits >> yellow in color) ...... M. umbellatum. >> Regards, >> Giby >> This Plant is indeed *Memecylon umbellatum* Burm.f commonly known as >> Ironwood or Anjani from the family Melastomataceae. Cup-shaped hypanthium >> and fruits drupe, globular, apex with hypanthium forming a ring all can >> be seen in the photos provided by Dinesh Ji. >> Regards >> Tanay >> >> *Memecylon edule*, i think. Becos the umbels are distinctly stalked. -- >> With regards >> R. Vijayasankar >> As far as i know *Memecylon edule* , have pink flowers, yellow fruits >> turning black, and small leaves.*Memecylon umbellatum* has blue flowers >> .... If the flower colour is known then the ID will be very easy. >> Regards >> Tanay >> I feel the leaves are very much different that M. umbellatum. the leaves >> are thinner, paler than M. umbellatum. >> Regards >> Satish Pardeshi >> Tanay : flowers would be seen in the next season; will certainly get to >> them. >> >> My comments: the trunk / branches lacked the tell-tale longitudinal >> striated texture which is seen in *M. umbellatum* ... and the leaves too >> are comparatively larger. >> >> Not yet familiar with *M.edule* ... was under the impression that *M. >> edule* is a synonym of *M. umbellatum* ... FOI too states that. >> With inputs from Giby, Vijayasankar ji and Satish (Pardeshi) ji, they >> certainly must be separate species. >> NPGS / GRIN treats these as separate species. >> >> Only for information ... NOT FOR CONFUSION ... attached are screenshots >> in the context of *M. edule* as synonym of *M. umbellatum*: >> 1) T. Cooke's Flora of the Presidency of Bombay Vol I, Part III >> 2) Talbot's The Trees, Shrubs, and the Woody Climbers of the Bombay >> Presidency >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:12:42 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke 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 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> >> >> 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). 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