Dear Colleagues Not to confuse between Myricaria (Tamaricaceae) a genus of small shrubs uploaded by Joshi ji today and Myrciaria (Myrtaceae) a genus of trees uploaded by Ushadi ji in this thread.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 5:24 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Re: Tree ID KNOWN UD 17 JUNE 2011 Jaboticaba > > > Dear All including my photos of the Jaboticaba, > > > Brazilian tree grape > > > *Myricaria cauliflora * > > Family : Myrtaceae > > > I am including 7 photos including a photo of the Name ID plate put up by > the Botanical Garden… > > > Date/Time- September 2010 Southern California > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Botanical Garden > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree > > Height/Length- Approximately 15 ft > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- I was not there when it happened > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- see above > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- BLACK cauliflory 1 to 1.8 cms Round thin > skinned fruits > > Blackish beige pulp > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Not present with > fruits > > > > Elsewhere, in another place ... not a botanical garden, I was allowed to > taste the fruits, kind-a sweet, not too > > distinctive... but blue/black color makes me think that there might be > Phyto nutrients in the pulp and the skin... if it can be grown > ORGANICALLY... > > > Thanks > > Usha di > > > > >
