Many thanks Mahadeswara ji for the ID as *Gordonia obtusa *Compared my plant with illustrations at Biotik ... http://www.biotik.org/india/species/g/gordobtu/gordobtu_en.html and the photos you provided in a separate post at https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/XkRl6IaDCb8/discussion
Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > For me the tree looks like Gordonia obtusa of Theaceae. This is > commonly seen in konkan and western ghats. Common names - Kannada : > Mallangana mara, OlaKannada: Nagatta; Malayalam: Atangi, Karikkova, > Kattukarana. I think the bark is used for catching fishes . I am > sending the photographs taken by me in western ghats in a separate > mail as there is no option to attach photos to this mail. > > > On Apr 10, 12:50 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > ID please > > > > A large (tall) tree (not sure: planted OR wild). > > > > Date/Time : April 1, 2011 at 7.13am IST > > Location Place : Kodagu Valley Resort, Coorg, Karnataka ... 12.441311, > > 75.718047 on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/4fIq> > > Altitude : 3718 ft (above mean sea level) > > > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > > > P1370058.jpg > > 183KViewDownload > > > > P1370053.jpg > > 135KViewDownload > > > > P1370055.jpg > > 89KViewDownload > > > > P1370057.jpg > > 111KViewDownload > > > > P1370053_CROPPED.jpg > > 183KViewDownload >
