Dear Dineshji and friends, Many thanks for the feedback. I had bought it at Auroville, Pondy as Carmona retusa sapling and afterwards planted it at home. I am confused by the second comment that it could be a combretaceae member. Please clarify. Regards. Dr Badri Narayanan On Jun 16, 2012 12:48 PM, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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'. >> >> >
