It doesn't look like *Myristica *to me. If at all, then it may be M. fragrance for the shape and texture of fruits, and not M. malabarica for sure. But, the description of fruit and leaf provided by Tejasvi ji, leads more to *Ximenia americana*. A clearer picture of fruits and leaves would help to confirm the id.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 1:16 AM, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > yes even i think Myristica malabarica, > > regards, > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Resurfacing again for Id >> >> Earlier feedback >> >> Giby ji................................................I think it is >> Myristica malabarica of Myristicaceae family. >> >> Please cross check with any flora. Please cut open the fruit as see >> whether the seeds are red arillated and when you make a cut on the >> bark there would be red sap oozing out. >> >> http://www.biotik.org/india/species/m/myrimala/myrimala_en.html >> >> >> But your description about fruits, opposite leaves and the place it is >> collected provoked my thoughts and made me rethink. Now I don't think >> that it is Myristica. Let me check it again. >> Do you have a close up of leaves and fruit by any chance? >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> ... >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Thejaswi Shivanand <dumak...@gmail.com> >> Date: Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:75429] ID no. 300711TS01 - Tree ID request >> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> >> >> I photographed this tree in fruit at Savandurga hill, near Magadi about 60 >> km west of Bangalore on 28th July. The tree was one of many in a cluster in >> rocky habitat; not very large - about 4-6 m in height, with opposite, >> elliptic leaves, with mature ones 6-8 cm long, and orange fruit about 1-1.5 >> cm across. The skin of the fruit had a fibrous inner layer, and >> transluscent, watery pulp (with the consistency of litchi pulp, also >> reminded me of *Cordia*) surrounded a single stone (the pulp was slightly >> sour). The leaves of some trees were infested with galls on the upper >> surface. I'd be grateful for any help in identification. >> >> >> regards >> >> Thejaswi Shivanand >> >> >> -- >> Thejaswi Shivanand >> >> http://www.cfl.in >> >> "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, >> mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the >> ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like >> fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and >> in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." >> >> Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" >> >> >> >> -- >> Thejaswi Shivanand >> >> http://www.cfl.in >> >> "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, >> mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the >> ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like >> fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and >> in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes ahh..." >> >> Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" >> >> >> >> > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
