This is not *Knema attenuata. * This may be *Casearia* sp.
Regards, Giby On 3 November 2011 22:19, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Monsoon 2011 - Making a magical flora discovery in rainy Coorg ( Part 3) > (Perhaps a Wild Nutmeg, Knema attenuata, Myristicaceae family) > > /* Rainy season is the best time to visit Coorg, blanketing the place as > it does in shades of green, be it lush forests, > mountaintops and every other spot. Bhagmandala, the place where the > three rivers, the Kaveri Kannike and Sujyothi merge is no exception and one > fine day at the height of the monsoon season, we walked the woody paths in > Bhagmandala. The drizzle had set in by afternoon, continuing into the > evening when suddenly > it took on the shape of a downpour. We retreated to the shelter of the > nearby trees and what do we find here but that hidden in the dark and dense > vegetation were these spectacular young red flowers. We had hit a jackpot! > ..... > 1. Tolypanthus lagenifer - [Indian Tolypanthus] from the > Family Loranthaceae, > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/6fa51e6e78010db1/6de4b36eeded2d8b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=+Monsoon+2011+-+Making+a+magical+flora+discovery+in+rainy+Coorg#6de4b36eeded2d8b > 2. Cup and Saucer plant [Breynia retusa] -already posted, > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/a376f75f9458e55/97f94db3212b200f?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=cup+and+saucer+raghu#97f94db3212b200f > 3. Id request - (This email)) > (Perhaps a Wild Nutmeg, Knema attenuata, Myristicaceae family. I have to > check the bot. desc. in detail) > > Bhagamandala, Coorg > 27 July 2011 16;24 > Western ghats > > Write up posted earlier > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/6fa51e6e78010db1/6de4b36eeded2d8b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=+Monsoon+2011+-+Making+a+magical+flora+discovery+in+rainy+Coorg#6de4b36eeded2d8b > > Regards > Raghu > > > > -- 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
