It is Madhuca longifolia - Ippe/ Hippe/ Iluppai. This is a heritage tree in S.Karnataka.
The fruit pulp is edible,tasty. Seeds used for lamp oil in Tumkur, Mysore.... Seeds germinate easily in polybags when sown directly. S.R On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 7:44 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > Some earlier relevant feedback: > “This one *appears to be Madhuca longifolia*. > Dr Phadke” > > “I *also thought it was South Indian Mahua (Madhuca longifolia var > longifolia).* I was not very sure as I missed the flowers > Thanks, > Raman” > > “It *doesnt look like M. longifolia*.. may be some other species in > Madhuca > someone posted same plant foto earlier from BPT garden, Mumbai but > unidentified.-- > - H.S” > > "*Could it be Madhuca indica*, a common species in and around Bangalore? > Regards, > Giby" > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raman <[email protected]> > Date: 21 June 2011 08:44 > Subject: [efloraofindia:72177] Request Tree ID 0009 > To: [email protected] > > > National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore > > Thanks, > Raman > > > > -- > 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 1750 members & > 97,000 messages on 30/11/11) 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'. > >
