Adding the description of this lovely photographed plant *Grewia microcos* Linn., Syst. ed. 12. 2:602. 1767. Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Penin. Ind. Or. 81. 1834; Masters in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1:392. 1874; Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1:177. 1893.
*Microcos* *paniculata* Linn. A large shrub or medium sized tree. Young shoots stellate hairy. Leaves 3-costate, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 8.5-13.5 cm long, 4-5.5 cm broad, glabrous except for stellate hairs on veins and veinlets beneath, entire or slightly serrate; petiole 0.8-1.2 cm long, hairy; stipules linear-lanceolate, c. 8-10 mm long, acute-acuminate, stellate hairy. Cymes shortly pedunculate, 2-3-flowered, arranged in a terminal or axillary, 8-15 cm long, hairy panicle. Flowers yellowish-white, c. 8-10 mm across; pedicels small, hairy; bracts subulate, c. 3-4 mm long, caducous. Sepals linear-oblong, 6-7 mm long, 2.5-3 mm broad, densely hairy outside, cucullate at the apex. Petals oblong, about half as long as sepals, with hairy gland at the base, emarginate or irregularly serrate at the apex. Stamens numerous, filaments 3-4 mm long, hairy towards the base. Ovary subglobose, subglabrous, unlobed; style c. 3-4 mm long, glabrous, stigma 3-lobed. Drupe unlobed, subglobose-globose, c. 1 cm in diameter, glabrous, blackish-purple. Tanay On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > Came across this plant at CBD Belapur hills. Entire hill is dominated by > this plant, presently in flowering stage. > > Bot. name: * Grewia microcos > *Family:* *Tiliaceae > Date/Time: 12-06-2010 / 09:30AM > Location: CBD Belapur hills, Navi Mumbai > Habitat: Wild > Plant Habit: Tree > > regards > Prashant > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
