Dear Friends, Received response from Satish Pardeshi ji ...
Prashant ji this plant is cvery common (planted) *Diospyros malabarica* (Desr.) Kostel. All. Med. Pharm. 1099, 1834; Almeida, Fl. Mah. *3:* 173, 2001; Singh *et al,* Fl. Mah. St.* 2:* 302, 1996. *Synonyms: **Garcinia malabarica* Desr. in Link. Encyclop.* 3:* 701, 1792. *D. embryopteris* Pers., Syn. *2:* 624, 1807; Cooke, FI. Pres. Bombay *2:* 167, 1958 (Repr.). *D. peregrina* Gurke in Engl & Prantl. Natur. Pflanzen 4 (*1*) *:* 164, 1897 (non Pers., 1807). *Embryopteris peregrina* Gaertn., Fruct. * 1:* 145, 1788. *D. glutinosa* Koen. ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. *2:* 533, 1832. *D. citrifolia *Wall. ex DC., Prodr. *8:* 235, 1844. Thanks Satish Pardeshi ji for the ID. Regards Prashant On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I had seen this tree at Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. Looks like some Diospyros > sp. > > Date/Time: 03-04-2011/ 11:45AM > Location: Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai > Habitat: Cultivated ?? > Plant Habit: Tree > Leaves Alternate, Shining > > Regards > Prashant >
