Yes Badri ji ... *Carmona retusa* (Vahl) Masam. ... synonym of *Ehretia microphylla* Lam. Not aware of the name *kuruvi palam* ... some names in Tamil are: kattu-vellilai, kodikarai, குருவிஞ்சி kuruvinci Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:04 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: T.Badrinarayanan <[email protected]> > Date: 4 June 2012 22:51 > Subject: [efloraofindia:118550] Boraginaceae Week 04062012 TBN1 FROM > Madurai for id > To: [email protected] > > > Dear friends, > > I think that the shrub/straggler, photos of which are attached is Carmona > retusa (?Ehretia micrpphylla ) > > > Date : 04.06.2012 > > Location: Madurai city > > Habitat :Own garden -sapling from Auroville > > Habit :Shrub/straggler > > Height :6 -8 feet > > Leaves : small and shiny green > > Flower : white > > Fruit : old ones orangish red > > Local name: ?Kuruvi palam > > Please validate. > > Regards > > Dr T Badri Narayanan > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 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 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
