Thank you very much for correcting the ID, Satish ji ... do you have any information on *C. zeylanica* ? Regards.
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>wrote: > this is Casaeria graveolens > the leaves are glabrous ie without any hairs and the fruits are > smaller than C. elliptica > can be found at SGNP, Mumbai > Regards > > > On Jul 7, 9:19 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Casearia tomentosa* Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2:421. 1824. Clarke in Hk. f. Fl. > Br. > > Ind. 2: 593. 1879; Brandis, Ind. Trees 343. 1911 ; parker, Forst. Fl. > > > > Vern. Chilla > > > > Small trees, c. 8 m tall. Branches tomentose. Leaves 5-12 cm long, oblong > to > > lanceolate, tomentose; margin slightly serrate; stipules linear, 1.5 mm > > long. Flowers in clusters. Sepals 4-5, 2-3 mm long, ovate to obovate, > > tomentose. Stamens 10-12, alternating with the staminodes. Style short; > > stigma capitate. Capsule ellipsoid, c.1cm long. seeds many, embedded in > red > > pulp. > > > > Fl. Per. March May. > > > > Illustration: > > <http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=53699&flora_id=5> > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=53699&flora_id=5 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > Considering this plant to be *Casearia tomentosa* (= *C. elliptica*), > > > One of my flickr friend doubts it to be *C. zeylanica* ... which > searching > > > on internet does not yield any results. > > > Please validate the ID. > > > > > And what is / are easy visual difference between *C. tomentosa* and *C. > > > graveolens* ? > > > > > Attached photographs of two plants separated by hardly 2 - 3 m ... one > > > fruiting, other flowering. > > > > > Date/Time : July 3, 2010 at 3.48pm IST > > > Location Place : Tungwadi (near Tung fort), Lonavala > > > Altitude : 829 m (above mean sea level) > > > GPS : around 18°39'31.35"N, 73°27'32.22"E > > > > > Habitat : along trail in forest at the base of hill > > > Type : could be deciduous forest. > > > > > Plant > > > Habit : deciduous shrub > > > Height : about 5 feet > > > Length : - not a climber - > > > > > Leaves > > > Type : simple with crenate / serrate margin, alternately arranged -- > > > leaves at end of branches > > > Shape : broad elliptic, pointing towards both ends, leaf usually > tending > > > to be half-way folded along its midrib, and the margin too tending to > be > > > wavy. > > > Size : about 10 - 12 cm x 5 - 6 cm > > > > > Inflorescence > > > Type : hemi-spherical cluster at nodes (both: old and new) > > > Size : about 1 cm dia > > > > > Flowers > > > Size : about 5 - 6 mm wide, 6 - 8 mm long > > > Colour : white with hint of green > > > Calyx : not sure > > > Bracts : - no bracts - > > > > > Fruits > > > Type : fleshy capsule, ellipsoid, later splits into 3 > > > Shape : ellipsoid > > > Size : about 2 - 3 cm > > > Seeds : not sure > > > > > Other Info > > > Fragrance : do not know > > > Pollinator : do not know > > > Uses : do not know > > > > > 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]> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.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 [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.
