I think its a species of Diospyros, likely to be D.montana navendu
On May 15, 8:13 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Vijayasankar ji > You are right. The plant has alternate leaves. The search is on, the plant > may not be Tamala after all. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 2:36 AM, R. Vijayasankar > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Dear Gurcharan ji & Subrata ji, > > > To me it doesn't look like Garcinia. As far as i know, Garcinia species > > generally have opposite, subfleshy and glabrous leaves. The leaf in the > > picture is alternate, chartaceous and hairy. So, i think it can't be > > Garcinia. It someway looks like Diospyros though not sure. More details > > required to id it. > > > With regards > > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Subrata ji > >> All three are supposed to produce fruits. The mangostreen G. mangostana > >> has 6-8 cm diam fruits, dark purple when ripe with 5-8 seeds; The sour > >> mangosteen, G. xanthochymus has dark yellow fruit 5-8 cm in diam with 5 > >> seeds, where as Indian Gamboge tree G. morella has much smaller about 2 cm > >> across fruit with 4 seeds. The tree usually has numerous male flowers and a > >> few female and bisexual ones. Check for both types of flowers, essential > >> for > >> seed set. The occurrence of single tree may be the problem. It is reported > >> that in many species of Garcinia young trees produce male flowers and old > >> trees female flowers, and as such presence of both young and old trees is > >> necessary for fruit set. You may please check this aspect. > > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Retired Associate Professor > >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Subrata Mahapatra < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Thank you Dr. Singh for your illuminating note. One difficulty i face. > >>> Garcinia xanthochymus bears fruits (see attached photo) but this one does > >>> not as obseved by people in the Math. Regards > >>> May 14, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> The name Tamala in Sanskrit is shared by two species Garcinia > >>>> xanthochymus Hook.f. (syn: G. tinctoria Dunn.) and G. morella Desr. They > >>>> also share Hindi name Tamal. Other names include: > > >>>> G. xanthochymus G. morella > >>>> Beng: Chalata, tamal Tamal > >>>> Mar: Jharambi, ota Tamal > >>>> Tel: Ivarumidi, tamalamu Pasupuvarne, > >>>> revalchinni > >>>> Tam: Kulavi, malaippachai, mukki, tamalam Makki, solaipulippuli > >>>> Kan: Devagarige, janagi Devagarige > >>>> Mal: Anavaya, Chigiri, > >>>> daramba, karukkampuli, pinnarpuli > >>>> Oriya:Cheoro, sitambu > >>>> Nepal:Chunyei > >>>> Assam: > >>>> Kuji-thekera > > >>>> Looking at the shape of leaves the plant to me it looks like G. > >>>> xanthochymus which has narrower but longer (15-25 cm long) thicker > >>>> leaves as > >>>> compared to somewhat thinner but broader and shorter (8-12 cm long) > >>>> leaves. > > >>>> -- > >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>>> Retired Associate Professor > >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>>>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >>>> -- > >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>>> Retired Associate Professor > >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>>>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>>> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Subrata Mahapatra < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> About two years back we had long discussion on "Tamala". > >>>>> Ayurvedacharya Shibkali Bhattacharya says Tamala is Garcinia > >>>>> xanthochymus. > >>>>> English name is Sour Mangosteen which has come from Malayan word > >>>>> mangustan. > >>>>> The tree with its fruita and leaves were shown at that time. > >>>>> Recently we visited Belur Math. Swamiji brought one Tamala from > >>>>> Brindaban and planted it some 40 years back. It has grown about 20 ft > >>>>> tall. > >>>>> It flowes in spring; small yellowish white flower. It bears no fruit. I > >>>>> am > >>>>> attaching a part of a twig and a leaf. 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