Perhaps by analogy  with  Australian   "Blue marble Tree" , the cobalt 
shiny  marble - sized fruits of E.angustifolius look like blue marbles .  

A.Sinha

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Why is it called marble tree?
Raman
Nice set of pics. Thanks a lot for sharing. 
Any idea, why it is called Marble Tree? 
Pankaj
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> Subject: [efloraofindia:104694] Bangalore - RA - Elaeocarpus variabilis - 
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