I checked the pics on the net and it seems to match those of Malpigia punicifolia. Many thanks for the id help. Regards, Padmini Raghavan.
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Mahadeswara Swamy <[email protected]>wrote: > Looks like Malphigiaceae member. Cannot be Lagerstroemia. > > --- On *Fri, 5/11/10, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:53305] shrub for id please > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 5 November, 2010, 12:39 AM > > > This low growing plant was full of flowers which looked like miniature > Lagerstroemia indica flowers. > It is blooming now in Chennai after the rains. > > The last two pics were taken in July and show the whole plant and its > berries. > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan. > > >
