Hello Prashant ji this is
*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. berry depressed globular, reddish-brown, 2.8-3.5 cm across, with a hard coat, covered with a *rusty easily detachable, reddish-brown granular, scruffiness* . Leaves coriaceous regards satish pardeshi On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Satish ji, > I am forwarding this email from Renee Vyas ji to you to have a look at this > plant. I had also spotted the same plant at Veer Jijajmata Udyan. Looks > like some Diospyros sp. Kindly offer yr views w.r.t. its ID... > > Regards > Prashant > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: renee vyas vyas <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:27 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:66683] ID No.080411-RV 1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > Plz ID this Diospyros...flowering in Rani Bagh, Mumbai. Found a ripe fruit > fallen under the same tree, a bit eaten by the bird.......a person from Rani > Bagh told me that the fruit can eaten, so I ate the pulp there n there and > found it very tasty. I have attached the photo of the ripe fruit along with > the 6 seeds which came out of it. > > Thanks & regards, > > Renee > > > > -- *EACH ONE.... PLANT ONE...* * * *Satish Pardeshi Plant Taxonomist * *Mumbai, Pune*
