The globose fruits, and red mature leaves point to *Elaeocarpus* *ganitrus*.
(If the id is right) Ripe fruits are purplish blue and the fleshy pericarp is edible. Seen inside is the 'Rudhraksh' ! Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote: > Location- chandigarh > habit- medium sized Tree > habitat- shot at a garden > temperature- 15 degree C minimum > fruits- still raw almost 1inch across, round > taste like that of the raw Terminalia bellirica fruit. tongue and lips feel > rough... > fruit very smooth surfaced and shiny > the red leaves are old leaves and about to fall. > new leaves are appearing.... >
