It is *Plecospermum spinosum* (= *Maclura spinosa*). Traditional healers in Tiruvannamalai district (TN) use the latex to treat toothache.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:05 PM, greenearth <[email protected]> wrote: > > On the earlier post the link had got deleted.So reposting the image with > link to larger size. > > A. Sinha > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RNaAT1sp4y4/UMtqKMOyTXI/AAAAAAAAARo/nnb8fFxJc8k/s1600/GE-Sp2-CapFlr.jpg> > > > On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:27:08 AM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: greenearth <[email protected]> >> Date: 28 November 2012 13:34 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:139281] Maclura.c near Bangalore ? Pls ID this >> plant GE-28Nov2012-a >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Hello Friends, >> >> Plant growing in wild, arid area outskirts of bangalore. >> Large shrub, about 9 ft high, arching stems, grey , with spines about 1 >> to 1.5" long. >> Leaves leathery glabrous, shiny. look like Ficus, flowers (male ) >> capitulum, flowering in November >> Plant with female flowers or fruit not seen. >> >> Thanks >> >> A.Sinha >> >> >> >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZYIoGhxsPYg/ULXFGOg7GhI/AAAAAAAAANw/zAydThBKZp4/s1600/GE-Sp2-Sp%2BLvs.jpg> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<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<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >> than 2015 members & 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia >> website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >> (with >> a species database of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> --
