Dear all both the images showed following characters * * *Bark turing black towards maturity, Leaves simple, alternate, oblong-lanceolate, acute apex, Leaf stalk 10-15 mm long (Seen in picture), Young leaves are reddish (Also seen in first picture). * * * *Are leaves leathery when touched ?* * * *Its really difficult to conform the ID with morphological characters, but the available information pointing towards Diospyros malabarica?* * * *Regards* * * *Prasad *
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Diospyros ok... what kind? I cant tell just from leaves.. not an > expert by any means.... > > BUT but definitely not Nyctanthus.. > > Parijat leaves.. young ones are never red... AND never droop as they > are here...in the second set of pictures... > I should perhaps know... my mom's garden had two... for more than 40 > years... > > I grew up playing under them... and collecting flowers... local women > came to collect these ..they used to leave their saris spread under > the trees.. since the flowers open around 4 am and drop as the day > light becomes harsher..best one were the ones that dropped early on.. > used for various pujas... and some underhanded folks use the dried > stalks to adulterate saffron sold in the market ... > > > @Bhagyashri: what you wrote about Parijat is true.. but this plant in > the pic is not a Parijat... > > Usha di > ====== > > > > > On Sep 23, 6:29 pm, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > > I could id this as *Diospyros. * > > > > Guessing species from the pictures provided is difficult as characters > for > > species are not visible in those pictures. > > > > Regards > > Giby > > > > On 22 September 2011 11:38, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok. Then i shall tag it as *Diospyros malabarica.* > > > * > > > * > > > Thanks for the identification Gibyji, Prasadji > > > > > Regards, > > > Shweta. > > > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM, prasad dash < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> I think *Diospyros malabarica* > > > > >> Regards > > >> Prasad > > > > >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Giby Kuriakose < > [email protected] > > >> > wrote: > > > > >>> Species of *Diospyros *(note the spelling) to me as well. > > > > >>> Regards > > >>> Giby > > > > >>> On 21 September 2011 15:05, prasad dash <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>>> Looks like Diospyrous sp. > > > > >>>> Regards > > > > >>>> prasad > > > > >>>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>>>> Location - Mumbai > > > > >>>>> Unidentified tree. > > >>>>> The spreading branches and the young leaves are the characteristic > > >>>>> feature of this plant, without any flowers. > > > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> *Bhatt Shweta* > > >>>>> *Doctoral Research Student,* > > >>>>> M.S.U. > > > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Prasad Kumar Dash > > >>>> Ecologist, Orissa, India > > >>>> email: [email protected] > > >>>> ph. 09437444241 > > > > >>> -- > > >>> 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 > > > > >> -- > > >> Prasad Kumar Dash > > >> Ecologist, Orissa, India > > >> email: [email protected] > > >> ph. 09437444241 > > > > > -- > > > *Bhatt Shweta* > > > *Doctoral Research Student,* > > > M.S.U. > > > > -- > > 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 > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
