Could be Syzygium jambos, from Myrtaceae, not jumbos, but for sure could you show me the leaves please.
Pudji Widodo Fakultas Biologi Unsoed PURWOKERTO INDONESIA On Dec 13, 10:34 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > This could be Rose Apple (Syzygium jumbos), a common plant found in B'lore > gardens. > > Regards > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Please excuse the poor photos as the light was fading. This is a tree I saw > > in Bangalore which I was told has edible fruit called Panneer Pazham. The > > flowers looked almost white,like powder-puffs, in bunches of twos and > > threes, high up on the tree. The partially-eaten-by-squirrels fruit is > > shown. > > Thanks, > > Padmini Raghavan.
