Hi, Dinesh ji, As Sivu ji is silent in this matter means there is something mysterious about this plant.
On 13 January 2018 at 09:35, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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