I will go for Erythroxylum obtusifolium (Wight) Hook. fil. <https://efloraofindia.com/2016/12/17/erythroxylum-obtusifolium/> as the apex is rounded or emarginate and the inflorescence is axillary, as per https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=4592&cat=13 https://efloraofindia.com/efi/erythroxylum-obtusifolium/
On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 at 15:37, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Saroj ji, > I think my observation fits more to Erythroxylum monogynum Roxb. > Will label so and wait for validation. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Many many thanks Saroj ji. >> It does look like *Erythroxylum coca* Lam. - cultivated in the Nilgiris, >> is not known to escape or naturalize. >> It also matches *Erythroxylum obtusifolium* (Wight) Hook.f. a native >> tree found specifically in the Nilgiri district. >> For now I will label it as *Erythroxylum obtusifolium* (Wight) Hook.f.- >> only because I found this plant growing wild along Coonoor - Mettupalayam >> Road. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Erythroxylum coca *Lam. ?? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> *FOR ID ::* >>>> Dicots >>>> The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 02:11 PM IST >>>> Marappalam, about 1014 m asl >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> [image: Dicots] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355996537> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2awHBLrK55pMT5inJ_UXmD7sH9rkeAuT%3Dpe-q_PagP6w%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2awHBLrK55pMT5inJ_UXmD7sH9rkeAuT%3Dpe-q_PagP6w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- With regards, J.M.Garg, https://efloraofindia.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAaaE7i4Ue6Wb5_npn902QnNq8BjmnU7PNFyz1vtd8%2B5A%40mail.gmail.com.
