ya! i too think this is eriolaena quinquelocularis family malvaceae called as bothi in maharashtra. the tribes in Nashik district regard bothi as very auspicious. they tie twigs of bothi to their doors to keep out evil spirits!
On Feb 27, 8:55 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > Eriolaena sp., I suppose. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Please help me to identify this tree found in Sathyamangalam RF. The > > location was quite an evergreen patch. > > > Date: 26 Dec 2011 > > Alt: c. 1000 metres > > > Height: c. 5 m > > Leaves: c. 10 x 10cm > > > Inflorescence possibly a raceme; buds 3cm long > > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Care Earth Trust > > #15, second main road, > > Thillai ganga nagar, > > Chennai - 600 061 > > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > >www.careearthtrust.org- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
