Possibly Lagerstroemia microcarpa, Nana in marathi. A capsule picture can confirm the ID. Regards, Shrikant
On Nov 9, 10:47 am, jui <juipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have posted the photographs of karap here > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/69588091@N06/6327521967/in/photostream > > date: 6.11.11 > Location: Vihigaon Near Kasara Dist Thane Maharashtra > Locally called Karap > It is a tree almost 30-40 feet tall > bark: dark cracked > Leaves at the ends of the branches > Leaves simple opposite 5-10 cm by 3-4 cm > Ovate petioles only 0.5 cm > younger leaves seen reddish and later light green. > > fruits are small and black when ripe edible and consumed by humans > > Thanks regards, > > Jui