Thanks Chitra ji for sharing your views. Thanks Vijayasankar ji for clarifying my doubts. Regards Prashant
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Chitra ji, those spherical structures are not fruits. > The following note from my book: > "Note: Two types of galls are commonly observed: one with elongated > swellings on leaf-surface, said to be caused by Eriophyes cheriani Massee; > and the other with globose, hard, 5-8 mm dia., spherical structures that > are > often mistaken for normal fruits, reported to be caused by Asphondylia > pongamiae Felt. (Mani, 1965)." > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Chitra Shanker > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I really doubt if they have globular fruits coz this being pushed as a >> biodiesal tree a lot of work jas been done on genetic variability. May be >> its drying of flower buds. I seem to see scale encrustations on the twigs >> which could have caused the drying >> >> >> Dr. Chitra Shanker >> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >> Directorate of Rice Research, >> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >> >> >> >
