Hi,
Touche' ! Fair enough, but this tree definitely looks different from the
shrub under discussion.
With regards,
Neil Soares.
--- On Wed, 7/18/12, radhaveach <[email protected]> wrote:
From: radhaveach <[email protected]>
Subject: [efloraofindia:122200] Casearia ovata at Matheran
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 8:49 PM
Dear All,
After our discussion a couple of weeks ago about Casearia graveolens and
Casearia ovata aka C. esculenta I have been hoping to get some pics to send. (I
hope Neil is reading this!)
Casearia ovata is common in the understorey of the evergreen forest on Matheran
and these pics were taken today and a few 5 days ago. Some of the trees were
flowering and all had new bright green leaves. I didn't see any fruit. Due to
low light and heavy rain it was quite difficult to get good images. Trees have
quite a horizontal branching habit and the largest ones are about 20 ft tall.
After looking at the flowers and leaves with a magnifying glass I feel this id
is correct, but I'm open to correction.
This species does not occur on the lower slopes of the mountain nor out in the
open areas - I walked all the way down and had a good look. Lower down we see
lots of C. graveolens.
best regards,
Radha
