Thanks Balkar ji, But I meant *Ziziphus mauritiana* Lam. for which *Z. jujuba* (L.) Gaertn. is a synonym, as per GRIN. Please check http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?42285
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > *Ziziphus* *jujuba* Mill is not synonym of *Ziziphus mauritiana *as per > theplantlist.org > pls see http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2470699 > To me this tree is BER > Ziziphus jujuba > During our Pre Commissioned Training in OTA Kamptee (Nagpur) its fruits > were the only thing available to us to eat during short breaks. More than 10 > varities of BER were there. These were the main food of Monkeys and Langoors > residing there. > Perheps attached key from eflora.org may help > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is *Ziziphus mauritiana* (= *Z. jujuba*) of Rhamnaceae family. Called >> as 'ilandhai' இலந்தை in Tamil. >> The fruits are edible (but beware of large, stone-like seed :). >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ... please ignore my thought ... oversaw the first photo showing handsome >>> shrub. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 7:18 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> to me it look like Z. mauritiana >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> May be Z. glabrata? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Giby >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 20, 1:52 pm, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > Zizyphus sp of Rhamnaceae family. >>>>> > >>>>> > Please provide necessary information while posting pictures for >>>>> > identification. >>>>> > Please go through the link given below and please try post by >>>>> > providing information in the given format @ >>>>> > >>>>> > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/posting-guidelines >>>>> > >>>>> > Regards, >>>>> > Giby >>>>> > >>>>> > On Jul 20, 1:25 pm, maya ramaswamy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > Hi could you please help me to identify this tree for seasonwatch? >>>>> > > Its very twiggy at base and leaves cover only the top. But it seems >>>>> to be a >>>>> > > native variety, and birds love it in fruiting season.. >>>>> > > Thanks, >>>>> > > Maya Ramaswamy, >>>>> > > Bangalore >>>>> > >>>>> > > IMG_4117.JPG >>>>> > > 882KViewDownload >>>>> > >>>>> > > IMG_4097.JPG >>>>> > > 850KViewDownload >>>>> > >>>>> > > IMG_4098.JPG >>>>> > > 1001KViewDownload >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - H.S. >>>> >>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> of stone >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
