A reply: "to me it is Diospyros ebenum Koen. ex. Retz. Phys. Salsk. Handl. 1: 176. 1780; Cl. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 558, 1881; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 2: 163, 1958 (Repr.); Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 299, 2001. Synonyms: D. nigra Almeida, Fl. Mah. 3: 175, 2001; Sapota nigra Gmellin, Syst. 750, 1783-93. D. assimillis Bedd. Madras for. ep. 20, t. 1. 1866. D. nigricans Dalz. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 558, 1881. D. sapota Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 535, 1832. D. ebenaster Retz., Obs. Bot. 5: 31, 1789. Common names: Black sapota, Ceylon ebony, Abnus, Kare, Malya, Sapota nigro. Medium-sized evergreen tree, 300-500 cm high; bark hard, dark brown; branches pendulous, young branches silky pubescent; leaves distichous, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, acute to acuminate, base round, margin slightly undulate, 10-15 x 4-5.5 cm, deep green above, whitish or yellowish-green and villous beneath, coriaceous, young leaves pinkish, densely silky, midrib prominent, lateral nerves numerous, not very prominent; petiole pubescent, 0.8-1cm long. regards satish pardeshi"
On 5 November 2011 14:13, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > A reply from Dr. Nataraj H R: > "*Diospyros malbarica* called Tinduka in Ayurveda" > > > > “Considering the nature of fruiting calyx this could, *most probably not > Diospyros blancoi* ( new name is Diospyros discolor). In Diospyros > blancoi the fruiting calyx is very small. > > I *doubt this as D malabarica* as well because the leaves in the pictures > are hairy whereas, in D. malabarica it is glabrous. Further > the leaf vernation is not that of D. malabarica I like presentation of > the plant with most of the details/characters are available in the given > pictures. I would like to see the whole tree as well if possible because > most species of the genus Diospyros keep a unique architecture and > branching pattern. > > With these details I will go for a try and get back. > > Your pictures are tempting us to follow as a model. > > Thanks and Regards > Giby” > > > > “Will it be possible to check whether the leaves are coriaceous, bright > red when young and hairy always (young as well as mature ones)?. If the > tree is closer to you or some of your friends, may be. > Regards, > Giby” > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant awale <[email protected]> > Date: 14 April 2011 09:49 > Subject: [efloraofindia:67124] Diospyros blancoi??140411-PKA1 > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > Few days back Renee Vyas ji has posted one Diospyros sp. for ID. I happen > to meet her at Jijamata Udyan and she had shown same tree to me. I am > sharing the photographs of Flowers and fruits. Could this be *Diospyros > blancoi (Velvet Apple)?? > > *Date/Time: 09-04-2011 / 01:15PM > Location: Veer Jijamata Udyan (Ranibag), Mumbai > Habitat: Cultivated > Plant Habit; Tree > > Regards > Prashant > > > > -- > 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 1740 members & > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- 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 1740 members & 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
