A reply from Manoj Chandran ji: "This is locally called 'Napal, a wild form of apple. Scientific name is Sorbus cuspidata. Another similar plant is Sorbus lanata. Earlier, these were named under Pyrus ."
On 22 September 2012 14:00, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > Looks interesting. Size of fruit please?? > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > About 3-3.5 cm- from Balkar ji. > > I had two in mind, Pyrus pashia and Cydonia oblong, but the leaves don't > match either. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Sir this is *not Pyrus pashia* I am sure, and even the fruits* do not > agree with Cydonia oblonga* due to smaller size, lets wait further....at > first both me and Balkar mistook this to be a Ficus, but only after > dissecting the fruit we changed our view....- from Nidhan ji. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Balkar Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 13 September 2012 06:50 > Subject: [efloraofindia:130192] Vof Week: 13092012 BS-4 Large fruit tree > for id > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear All > Pls id this large size fruit tree > Fruit edible i think > Thanks > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- 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 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
