Dear Prasadji, The leaves were very smooth to touch (similar to when we touch the young leaves of Polyalthia).
Regards, Shweta On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM, prasad dash <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- *Bhatt Shweta* *Doctoral Research Student,* M.S.U.
