Yes, I think this is *Canthium rheedei* (please note the spelling) of Rubiaceae family.
I assume that the plant had thorns in the leaf axils. Regards, Giby On 18 September 2011 18:28, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "It appears to be Canthium rheedii (Rubiaceae). > Usually grow as undershrub in the evergreen/ semi-evergreen forests in > Western Ghats > -divakar" > > On 18 September 2011 17:08, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “Tapas ji >> >> Send important details as per format >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh” >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> >> Date: 21 June 2011 16:20 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:72245] Goa photo for identification - 5 >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> For identification please >> TC >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 around 5500 species) >> >> > > > -- > 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 around 5500 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
