It does look like *Mallotus nudiflorus*. Some views of *M. nudiflorus* at my flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Mallotusnudiflorus&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags Have observed flowering during months of Dec - Feb at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:35 PM, jui <[email protected]> wrote: > Tree (15-20 feet the one i saw) > bark peeling into Yellow white bark > > Leaves opposite > ovate with acuminate apex > chordate base > 10-17 cm long > crenate margin > petiole is long 15 cm not reddish more green brown > the leaf scar was seen on the bark when leaf was shed > > the stem was fibrous as in the (tiliaceae, malvaceae, sterculiaceae > etc) group > > local people call it petari and said that the fruits were edible > > many of the malvaceae members are locally called petari...but i doubt > if they have opposite leaves. > > I would appreciate even family identification as i have not been able > to observe the flowering > > I tried to upload the photos but there seems to be some problem so i > am fwding the link on flicker pls follow the same for the set of fotos > of the plant > http://www.flickr.com/photos/69588091@N06/6325576954/ > > Regards > > Jui
