Most probably D. malabaricum of Ebenaceae family. Please let me know whether the fruit has persistent calyx or not?
D. ebenum and D malabarica are not Synonyms they are different species. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=diospyros Regards, Giby On 31 August 2011 17:38, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “looks like *Diospyros malabarica* (syn. D. ebenum) > Ebony tree > > There are 3 more species of Diospyros in Rani Baug.. > > - H.S.” > > > > “Are flowers and fruits from the same tree as the third photograph with > leaves and flowers?. The second photograph looks like that of *D. > malabarica* (syn: peregrina) but leaves of third photograph look to be > similar to *D. montana* (syn: D. cordifolia). The leaves of malabarica are > mostly shining, much longer than broad. The flowers are ivory coloured and > almost as long as broad in D. malabarica. The colour does resemble D. > montana but I have never seen such a long corolla tube (comparing lobes) in > any species of Diospyros. The calyx also looks different from both the > species. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > “The flowers on the tree were photographed on the 9th of April, when I > revisited a week later,found these flowers & fruit under the sametree. I > think Prashant ji had posted the same earlier but I missed out on the id. > Aarti” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Date: 25 May 2011 12:18 > Subject: [efloraofindia:70258] Diospyros for ID : 250511 : AK-3 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Taken at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai, Maharashtra on the 9th & 15th of April, > 2011. > A medium sized tree. > Sorry for the bad picture quality as flowers were high up on the tree. > Found a fallen fruit and flowers. > Aarti > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1700 members & > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 5000 species) > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
