We have the collection of Malpigia punicifolia in our botanical garden. Please check it further before confirming as Malpigia punicifolia. leaves and fruits are different from the Malpigia punicifolia kunhikannan
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> >> > -- Dr. C.Kunhikannan, Division of Biodiversity, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu.
