It is called Karbanda and when it is ripe called Kaali Maina. Thanks Mani. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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]<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.
