It is a *Diospyros* species. Regards
Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:21 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help me to identify this tree found in rain forests of Vaalparai in > Western Ghats. I could locate proper flowers of this. and the winged fruits > measures up to 4cm across. Leaves about 15cm longer. > Could this be any Dipterocarp? > > Place: vaalparai, TN > Date: 13 July 2012 > Alt.: 950 m asl > > Habitat: roadside near rain forest > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
