Many thanks Tanay, Balkar ji and Neil ji for validating my query. Actually had got surprised when one of my flickr contacts, posed a doubt of this plant being *Carissa* !! Neil ji's ID clarified my thinking: why must wild and abundant *C. congesta*, be cultivated at a nursery.
Many thanks once again to all. Regards. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > Just to add. It was first discovered by Fr.Santapau in the market place of > a village in Purandhar. It has since been introduced in most gardens as an > ornamental. Sprigs were used to adorn the hats of young women. > Regards, > Neil. > > > --- On *Tue, 5/18/10, Neil Soares <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:35227] DV - 15MAY10 - 0308 :: ¿ Carissa > congesta ? > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Dinesh Valke" < > [email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 10:23 PM > > > Hi Dinesh, > It is Carissa congesta var.albida. Please check the archives of this > group for our previous discussion on this. > Regards, > Neil. > > --- On *Tue, 5/18/10, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:35220] DV - 15MAY10 - 0308 :: ¿ Carissa congesta ? > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 9:54 PM > > Dear friends, > ID please ... looks like some species of Carissa, would it be *C. congesta > * ? > > > > Date/Time : May 15, 2010 at 3.08pm IST > Location Place : Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan (Nursery) > > Altitude : 13 m > GPS : 18°58'38.49"N, 72°50'17.86"E > > Habitat : garden > Type : ... > > Plant > Habit : shrub > Height : about 3 m > Length : - not a climber - > > Leaves > Type : simple, margin entire, slightly wavy, oppositely arranged, some > single, short petioled (about 3 - 5 mm) > Shape : oval, rounded at both ends > Size : about 2 x 1.5 inches > > Inflorescence > Type : terminal corymbs > Size : do not know > > Flowers > Size : do not know > Colour : do not know > Calyx : do not know > Bracts : - no bracts - > > Fruits > Type : berry > Shape : ellipsoid, rounded ends, faintly tipped. > Size : .about 1.5 - 2 cm > Seeds : do not know > > > Other Info > Fragrance : do not know > Pollinator : do not know > Uses : edible. > > > > Regards. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
