Sure Garg ji, we will wait for Sivu ji's comment. I had posted the query - *at that time* the sight of the cluster with its flowers fallen off had puzzled me. Later the sight became common at many other places. Please do take a look at some photos of *Memecylon* <https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Memecylon+umbellatum&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3hPmontTYAhXEupQKHUjnD1MQ_AUICigB&biw=1467&bih=710> spp. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:42 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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